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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