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Young Urban Zen SF — 100 episodes

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Title
1

Flowers and Weeds: Preferences and Resistance

2

Time and Money

3

Zen ritual in the modern workday

4

Art Night

5

Self Inquiry

6

Being Alive in the Midst of Bother

7

Mind Waves

8

Refraining From False Speech

9

Being Human in the Age of AI (Reupload)

10

Attention in an Age of Distraction

11

Grandmotherly Mind

12

Accumulation

13

Being Human in the Age of AI

14

Life's a Mess, Now What?

15

Origin of Conflict and Mindfulness of Mind

16

Romance, Relationship, and Sexuality

17

Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Phenomena (dhammas)

18

Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Mind (citta)

19

Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Feelings

20

Four Foundations of Mindfulness: The Breath

21

Right Intention

22

Right View

23

Meditation instruction + a talk on Generosity / Dāna

24

Right Livelihood

25

Right Samadhi

26

Right Effort

27

Right Mindfulness

28

The Four Noble Truths - Right Speech & Right Action - Tim Wicks

29

Bramaviharas - part 2 (empathetic joy and equanimity)

30

The Four Brahmavihārās - pt 1 (of 2) - Loving Kindness & Compassion

31

Relationship with Work

32

Relationships Series Talk 3: "People We Don't Like"

33

Relationships Series Talk 2: Intimacy with Self

34

Relationships Series Talk 1: Family

35

Six Paramitas Talk 6: Wisdom (Prajñā)

36

Six Paramitas Talk 5: Concentration (Samadhi)

37

Six Paramitas Talk 4: Vīrya

38

Six Paramitas Talk 3: Generosity (dana)

39

Six Paramitas Talk 2: Sila (ethical conduct)

40

Six Paramitas Talk 1: Patience

41

Renunciation

42

The Gift of Nothing

43

When I want something out of my practice

44

What Zen principles apply to staying grounded in the midst of change

45

Hindrances

46

Working with Subtle Frustrations

47

not believing all your thoughts

48

Not Harboring Ill Will

49

Being Complete in Each Moment

50

Establishing the Path of Practice

51

Knowing and Not-Knowing

52

Relationships with Technology

53

True Person

54

Bubbles and Impermanence

55

“Do Not Be Angry”

56

I Vow to Refrain from Intoxicants

57

Letting Go of Resistance

58

Liberative Constraints

59

Taking the Monastery Home

60

Taking What Is Not Given

61

On Becoming Yourself

62

No More Words

63

Virya

64

No One to Be, Nowhere to Go

65

Awakening from the Dream of Self

66

Self, One Self, Not-Self

67

How The Somatics of Meditation Practice Can Help Us

68

Note to Self

69

Mistakes

70

Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional

71

Way Seeking Mind Talk

72

Kindness

73

Pausing

74

Case 5 of the Blue Cliff Record

75

Painting

76

Stopping Burnout

77

The 5 Remembrances

78

Resentment

79

Patience

80

Affinity

81

Mental Posture

82

Love and Dating (2 of 2)

83

Hearing 'Others'

84

Valentines Dharma: Love and Zen

85

Love and Dating (1 of 2)

86

Taking Refuge

87

Two Koans from the Blue Cliff Record

88

Leadership Transition

89

The Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi

90

Case 29 of the Blue Cliff Record

91

A True Companion: Zazen & Mortality

92

Case 4 of the Blue Cliff Record

93

Zen and Politics

94

Faith and Refuge

95

Jumping Off the Hundred Foot Pole

96

Case 30 of the Blue Cliff Record

97

Work Practice

98

How we relate to experience

99

What is it to live an awakened life?

100

Words, Ducks, and Buddha: Don’t Get Lost in Translation!