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236 - Spiritual Inquiry Part 5: Koans and Awakening
236 - Spiritual Inquiry Part 5: Koans and Awakening
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Awakening Inquiry is aimed at awakening to what I’ve been calling Reality-with-a-Capital-R. How do we inquire into aspects of Reality we have not yet even imagined? How do we even know what we don’t know? How can we see what we have not yet seen? How do we even know where to look? In Zen, we do this through the use of koans, whether those are traditional koans or natural ones. I discuss the nature of awakening inquiry and how to find koans to focus your practice.
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
How Does Zen Fit Within the Context of Buddhism as a Whole?: Zen is a type of Buddhism, which is a 2,500-year-old tradition. When and how did Zen arise, and what is unique about it? by The Zen Studies Podcast