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In this podcast, Buddhist chaplain, Zen practitioner and artist, John Danvers, explores the wisdom and meditation methods of Zen, Buddhism and other sceptical philosophers, writers and poets - seeking ways of dealing with the many problems and questions that arise in our daily lives. The talks are often short, and include poems, stories and music. John has practiced Zen meditation (zazen) for over sixty years.
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Episode 42 - Zazen & just being here
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Episode 41 - Charles Reznikoff: poet as witness
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode 40 - The arts of awakening & selfing
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Episode 39 - Gary Snyder: his life & poetry
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 38 - Mutability, time & presence
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Episode 37 - Dialogue, religion & the arts
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Episode 36 - David Hume & Isaiah Berlin
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 35 - Learning, awakening & empowerment
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 34 - Kenneth Rexroth: his life and poetry
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Episode 33 - Mindful meditation & creativity
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Episode 32 - Mindful Solidarity - an interview with Mike Slott
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode 31 - Daoism (Taoism)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 30 - John Dewey
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 29 - Climate action & eco-grief
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Episode 28 - Soren Kierkegaard
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Episode 27 - 'Suchness,' Zen & window cleaning
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Episode 26 - Cultivating mindful ethics
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Episode 25 - Michel de Montaigne & Samuel Beckett
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May 24, 2024 |
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Episode 24 - Transmission, transformation and secular Zen
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Episode 23 - Interwoven nature
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode 22 - Mindful ethics, capitalism & sustainability
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 21 - Existentialism - another Dharma Road
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Episode 20 - Transience, clinging & non-attachment
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 19 - Buddhism, interdependence & ecology
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Episode 18 - Poetry & paying attention
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Episode 17 - Scepticism, Buddhism & Zen - being a mindful sceptic
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode 16 - John Cage & Zen: a chattering silence
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 15 - Baruch Spinoza - God, Nature & ethics
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Episode 14 - Race, class & identity
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Episode Thirteen - Learning from zazen: 'chattering mind' & Zen practice
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May 10, 2023 |
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Episode Twelve - Truth, delusion & usefulness
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May 10, 2023 |
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Episode Ten - Happiness, hope & equanimity
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May 05, 2023 |
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Episode Eleven - Anger & suspending judgment
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May 05, 2023 |
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Episode Nine - Mindful meditation & Bare attention
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode Eight - The Buddha's social teachings
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode Seven - Mindful ethics & the Eightfold Path
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Episode Six - the Pali Canon, dukkha and non-violence
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode Five - The Four Noble Truths
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode Four - The Three Marks of Existence
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode Three A Buddhist perspective on eco-grief
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May 25, 2022 |
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Episode Two - Many Roads, Many Truths
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May 19, 2022 |
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Episode One - Dharma Roads
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May 14, 2022 |