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Pobsa’s Dharma Lounge
by Popsa Sa Frank Jude
Pobsa is one spelling of Poep Sa, a Korean term meaning "Dharma Teacher." Pobsa Frank Jude presents an occasionally irreverent but always sincere take on Buddhism... philosophy, practice, and history. Ordained in the Korean Seon (Zen) tradition, Pobsa presents an approach to Zen Buddhism he calls "Zen Naturalism", a secular religious approach eschewing all forms of supernaturalism. Most episodes will present a teaching or practice. Other episodes will involve conversation with other teachers and practitioners.
Episodes
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33. Contemplation of Contemporary Elements
In the last episode, I presented the traditional contemplation of the Five Great Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space) and with this episode I present a contemplation on the 21 elements most common in our human bodies. Through this practice we connect with our interbeing with the universe as…
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32. Mindfulness of Elements: Traditional 5 Elements
In this episode, I offer an introduction to the five elements taught throughout traditional Indian yoga teachings, including the basis for Ayurveda: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space. These are not mere substances but principles of matter, including the bodymind. This contemplation is found as...
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Ep 31: Mindfulness Yoga 2
In this companion episode to Ep 30, I present some pointers as to how we can bring vedana-sati (mindfulness of feelings) into our asana practice. This is NOT a led practice session, but more a tutorial on principles of practice. I'd love to hear from any of you if you find this approach helpful.
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Ep 30: Mindfulness of Feelings
Due to technical difficulties, this episode recorded in November, 2024 never ended up getting published! So, better late than never, eh? The Second Domain of Mindfulness presents "vedanasati" or mindfulness of feelings. What is meant by "feelings" is very specific: it's the sensations we feel...
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29. Mindfulness Yoga: The Body
In this companion episode to Episode 28, I offer a very short sampling of how we can bring the teachings of the satipatthana-sutta related to Mindfulness of the Body into the postural practice of hatha-yoga. Remember, our principle that we are not here to make asanas of ourselves and that it is…
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28. Mindfulness of the Body: The First Domain of Mindfulness
In this episode, I offer a short summary of the practices associated with the First Domain (otherwise known as the First Foundation or Establishment of Mindfulness) as described in the satipatthana-sutta. If you'd like to read a version of this episode, click here. If you would like to offer…
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27: Hatha Yoga & The Foundations of Mindfulness
In this episode I take off from where I left off in Episode 26 and introduce the Foundations of Mindfulness taught by the Buddha which serve as the "curriculum" for Mindfulness Yoga. Discussed is the understanding of Buddhism as a fully integrated Yogic Culture; what Hatha-Yoga is; and how…
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26: Isn't All Yoga Mindful?
I've often been asked what makes Mindfulness Yoga different than other forms of Mindful Yoga or simply yoga done mindfully. Well, here's my answer. This episode also serves as an introduction to a series of episodes that will be devoted to the four domains of mindfulness. If you wish to try for…
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Ep 25: Embracing Transformation
In this second in a series of coversations between Barrie Risman and Pobsa Frank Jude, they discuss the third of the principles Barrie enumerates in her book, "Evolving Your Yoga." Along the way, they discuss the difference between "change" and "transformation", the three aspects of Kriya Yoga…
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Ep 24: "Destroying Mara Forever"? I Don't Think So.
In this first episode of 2024, Pobsa shares his vision for the new year and what he wishes to offer here at Pobsa's Dharma Lounge. Among other things, he will offer occasional book and film reviews so this episode presents a mini-review of a collection of essays about Buddhist ethics. Pobsa takes...
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Evolving Your Yoga: Studentship
In this first of a series of discussions regarding the evolution of personal practice, Pobsa and Barrie Risman discuss, among other things, what it means to "evolve one's yoga". What aspects of practice change over time and what, if anything, remains the same. From there, they go on to discuss…
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What Do We Know?
In an exchange between Ananda and the Buddha, the Buddha tells Ananda, "It is much better to talk of what you know than to speculate foolishly." Sound advice, but what do we actually know? In this episode, Pobsa explains how our perceptions are constructed and thus open to inaccuracy. After...
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The Truth of Yoga with Daniel Simpson
In this wide-ranging conversation with Daniel Simpson we explore questions around how to make use of texts such as The Yoga-Sutra which come from a world-denying, renunciate worldview extolling dis-embodiment and celibacy in a contemporary yoga practice setting which prioritizes embodiment and...
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The Middle Way
In his first teaching, the Buddha presented his yoga practice as a middle way between sensory deprivation and indulgence, showing that both extremes were caught in notions of the self. The Middle Way is an alternative path between the two extremes, but is one that is made step by step by each...
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Problems!
Inspired by a conversation with some students and remembering a song from the Sex Pistols, Pobsa shares about problems and how to work with their inevitability. This episode ends with a somewhat humorous and quite telling story of the Buddha and a Brahman who sought relief from his 85 problems....
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Big Sky Mind: Opening to Choiceless Awareness
In this episode, Pobsa introduces a form of "objectless meditation" which is a form of meditation that embodies simply maintaining open awareness, without directing the mind to any particular object. He does this through a graduated process of two other meditations that can function as "stand...
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Diving Deep With Barrie Risman
I think you will enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Barrie Risman as much as I did! Prompted by a Facebook post, I reached out to Barrie and she gracefully accepted my invitation to chat about some of the philosophical aspects of the Yoga Tradition(s). Barrie is an…
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SO, What IS Mindfulness
There's a major discrepancy between the contemporary definition and understanding of "mindfulness" and how it is described and understood in the Buddhist traditions. In this episode, Pobsa details the difference and why it matters. There are two places where he mis-spoke: when mentioning the...
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Naikan: The Practice of Gratitude
After a discussion about gratitude, Poep Sa shares a practice from the Japanese Pure Land School of Buddhism that helps cultivate an attitude of gratitude and appreciation for the myriad ways our lives our supported by other beings, processes and things. If you'd like to read more about this...
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Suffering & The End Of Suffering
When asked what he taught, the Buddha said he taught only one thing: "Suffering and the end of suffering." However, the Pali/Sanskrit word duhkha points to a reality of existence more nuanced than the word "suffering" would lead us to expect. In this short episode, I introduce this concept, and...
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After.life or Who Carries This Corpse?
In this episode of Pobsa's Dharma Lounge, I use the film After.life as a launchpad to discuss the koan-like phrase from Hsu Yun, "Who carries this corpse?" The hwadu or 'live word' distilled from this question is "Who?" It is an invitation to bring "don't know mind" and the great questioning that...
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At-One-Ment
Inspired by the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in this episode, Pobsa examines the Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist understanding of atonement. He ends by sharing the Zen Buddhist Gatha of Atonement. If you wish to support this podcast, please subscribe, review, like, and share...
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11 Samu Sunim: A Personal Reminiscence
The Venerable Samu Sunim, a Korean Seon (Zen) Master who was my teacher, preceptor and who ordained me as a Poep Sa (Dharma Teacher) died this past August 6, 2022. In this episode, I offer a personal reminiscence. If you wish to learn more about Sunim and The Buddhist Society for Compassionate...
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Smiling to the Body
Be forewarned, there is a ten-second delay in the beginning of the episode... In the first satipatthana on the body (kaya-sati) the Buddha begins with mindfulness of breathing (See Episode 4 for this aspect of practice). He then goes on to discuss mindfulness of body postures and activities…
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Shinzan Muhan Jose Palma: Bringing Zen to the Hispanic Community
In this first conversation-based episode of Pobsa's Dharma Lounge, recorded on June 2, 2022, I had the delight in reconnecting to my dharma brother, Muhan Jose Palma. We met over 20 years ago when we were both students of the Korean Son (Zen) Master, Samu Sunim. While I was on the Dharma Teacher...
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Neo-Liberal Buddhism
It’s been argued that contemporary mainstream western Buddhism has been co-opted by neo-liberal ideology. In this episode I use the deconstruction of the description of an online course offered by a celebrity Buddhist teacher and hosted by Tricycle, the Buddhist journal as a way to expose and...
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Embrace Reality: The Five Remembrances
It was his engaging with the realities of aging, illness, and death that led the man who would become known as "the Buddha" to take up Dharma practice. After his awakening, he created the powerful practice of "The Five Remembrances" to help us wake up from complacency and denial in order to…
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Strawberries
In this episode, Pobsa shares a story heard in both an ashram and a zen monastery with two radically different take-away meanings. If possible, you may wish to have a strawberry or two handy in order to experience the dharma of just this. Please click the link if you would like to offer dana to...
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Is This A Religion, Or What?!
This episode begins by reviewing the historical debate as to whether Buddhism is a religion and then goes on to describe the two overarching forms of religion: soteriological and communal. It ends by situating Zen Naturalism within relationship with Zen Buddhism and Yoga. Please support the…
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Meditation: An Introduction & Guided Practice
People often come to meditation with lots of misconceptions, mostly due to the sectarian instructions given by teachers from particular traditions. In this episode, Poep Sa Frank Jude addresses some of the reasons for these misconceptions and introduces the two faculties and powers necessary for...
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Right Action: Sila, The Ethical Teachings of Buddhist Yoga
Buddhist ethical training, like the Yoga path enumerated by Patanjali, involves five precepts or mindfulness trainings. In Zen, there are three different but interpenetrating ways of approaching the precepts. In this episode, Pobsa presents an introductory overview centered around the guiding...
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Dana or The Perfection of Sharing
In this short talk, Pobsa introduces the beautiful, simple, and profound practice of dana. It is the first of the paramitas or 'perfections' already embodying the highest wisdom teaching, while being accessible to anyone and everyone. If you wish to practice this sharing, all dana will be...
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1. Intro to Pobsa's Dharma Lounge
In this episode, Pobsa describes what to expect from this new podcast. He talks frankly about how all teachers present their interpretation of what it is alleged that the Buddha taught and that his perspective is informed by critical thinking, skepticism, the western philosophical traditions, and...
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Pobsa is one spelling of Poep Sa, a Korean term meaning "Dharma Teacher." Pobsa Frank Jude presents an occasionally irreverent but always sincere take on Buddhism... philosophy, practice, and history. Ordained in the Korean Seon (Zen) tradition, Pobsa presents an approach to Zen Buddhism he calls "Zen Naturalism", a secular religious approach eschewing all forms of supernaturalism. Most episodes will present a teaching or practice. Other episodes will involve conversation with other teachers and practitioners.
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Pobsa is one spelling of Poep Sa, a Korean term meaning "Dharma Teacher." Pobsa Frank Jude presents an occasionally irreverent but always sincere take on Buddhism... philosophy, practice, and history. Ordained in the Korean Seon (Zen) tradition, Pobsa presents an approach to Zen Buddhism he calls...
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