22 February 2021
BRENDAN JAYO | Zen Philosophy, Crazy Lefties & Outrageous People: Mere Mortals Conversation #41 - S1E315
Brendan is back again and this time we are talking all things Zen. We start off with a discussion on the general overview of the religion/philosophy and some of its core aspects of Zazen, the Koans & Satori. One of the things that Brendan (and I) enjoy about the Zen way of thinking is that there is relatively little dogma and that one can come into it from a Western perspective without needing to buy into a whole lot of other beliefs. The second half of the convo is a bit looser as we chat about breakdancing, a ridiculously stupid book about left-handed people and people who are so outrageous it is hard to believe that they are real.
As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & Emulsified Monks
(1:22) What is Zen?
(8:23) Posture & meditation
(13:05) The point of the Koans
(21:00) Martial arts and movement of the body
(26:17) Breakdancers are the peak of movement
(31:01) Mantras in Zen?
(35:35) Left-handed people are the devil!
(39:27) People so outrageous they don't seem real
(42:39) Mexico attracts strange people
(45:22) Learn how to handstand
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