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Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism

Paths of Practice (PoP) is a podcast that features interviews with people sharing their experiences with Buddhism and Buddhist practice. The podcast includes conversations with folks from a wide variety of backgrounds, both those that have been on the path for a while and those just starting out as well as everyone in between. In a way, the podcast sets out to explore the "84,000 paths to enlightenment," one Buddhist at a time. PoP was created and is hosted by Vincent Moore. Vincent is a

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01:20:53

Paths of Practice with Shodhin Geiman, PhD

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2024/10/01

Shodhin Geiman, PhD, serves as abbot of the Chicago Zen Center and as Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University. Shodhin is the author of Alone in a World of Wounds: A Dharmic Response to the Ills of Sentient Beings as well as Obstacles to Stillness: Thoughts, Hindrances, and Self-Surrender in Evagrius and the Buddha. We discuss 'Midwestern Zen,' Chicago Zen Center’s 50th anniversary, the fundamental role of dokusan in Zen practice, and viewing the bodhisattva vows from a place of

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00:48:45

Paths of Practice with Jaune Evans

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2024/09/26

Jaune Evans is a Soto Zen priest and senior teacher at the Everyday Zen Foundation. Jaune also serves as guiding teacher of the Heart of Compassion Zen Sangha in Point Reyes, California.We talk about exploring light and air as photography subjects, early experiences with the White Plum Asanga, developing a connection with the Everyday Zen Foundation and teacher Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Issan Dorsey's beautiful heart, and how her work during the AIDS epidemic and her work with indigenous American

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01:09:56

Paths of Practice with Shinkō Andreas Hagn

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2024/09/25

Shinkō Andreas Hagn is a Soto Zen priest, who serves the Daijihi Soto Zen Sangha in Vienna, Austria. Shinkō also operates two businesses: Plantago and Shinkoko – Fine things from Japan. See below for links to their respective websites as well as Shinkō's personal website.We talk about incorporating a prison rehabilitation program into Daijihi’s Japanese tea business, sitting sesshin in the Black Forest and connecting with Avalokiteshvara, the practice of everyday life, Shōhaku Okumura and

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01:19:49

Paths of Practice with Dr. Natalie Fisk Quli

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2024/09/24

Natalie Fisk Quli, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Theravada Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Dr. Quli also serves as Senior Editor of Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies and is a member of its Editorial Committee. Dr. Quli is also Assistant Editor for the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies's journal, The Pure Land: Journal of Pure Land Buddhism. We discuss bipolar II disorder's impact on research and scholarship, identifying

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01:12:26

Paths of Practice with Rev. Dr. Carmela Javellana Hirano

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2024/09/21

Rev. Dr. Carmela Javellana Hirano serves the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple as a minister and is an integrative psychiatrist and founder of Sanctuary for Healing and Integration (SHIN). We talk about 'dharma food fights,' the pinball-like trajectory of life, growing up Catholic in the Philippines, the differences between psychiatric medical training and Jodo Shinshu minister training, discussing your own foolishness in dharma talks, and identifying compassion in moments of crisis.

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Paths of Practice with Som Pourfarzaneh, PhD

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2024/09/19

Som Pourfarzaneh, PhD, is the Associate Professor of Islamic and Digital Media Studies and Director of the Center for Multi-Religious Studies at Starr King School for the Ministry. We talk about the dietary and spiritual impact of adopting a dog, identifying as a Muslim and a Buddhist, developing a connection to the Dharma Drum tradition and the Tallahassee Chan Center, spiritual wrestling, and how martial arts serves and also differs from Buddhist approaches to meditation.

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01:05:54

Paths of Practice with Ayya Santacitta

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2024/09/18

Ayya Santacitta Bhikkhuni co-founded Aloka Vihara in 2009, a monastic residence for a small group of nuns that had moved to America from England, and received Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. Santacitta Bhikkhuni is committed to Gaia as a living being and resides at Aloka Earth Room, a contemporary temple-space located in San Rafael, California.For more information about the Aloka Earth Room, events, and Ayya Santacitta's programs, please see the following

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01:10:22

Paths of Practice with Rev. Jon Turner

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2024/09/13

Rev. Jon Turner is a minister at the Orange County Buddhist Church (OCBC) and is an instructor at Everyday Buddhist, an online Buddhist education organization. For more information about Rev. Turner and Everyday Buddhist, please check out the following link: everydaybuddhist.orgWe discuss the task of developing a curated curriculum for Everyday Buddhist, transitioning away from Protestant Christianity and into a Jodo Shinshu sangha, weaving practice into your life as if it were a habit, gaining

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01:06:16

Paths of Practice with Dr. Mari Rhydwen Roshi

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2024/09/13

Dr. Mari Rhydwen Roshi teaches at The Zen Group of Western Australia, a lay-Buddhist community associated with the Diamond Sangha. Mari Roshi also worked as a linguist with a focus in Aboriginal languages, specializing in language maintenance and revival.We talk about integrating koans into your bones like family stories, dokusan with Yamada Roshi, training within the Diamond Sangha with Robert Aitken Roshi, doing zazen under the stars while living on a sailboat in the Indian Ocean, and how

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01:08:08

Paths of Practice with Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin

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2024/09/10

Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin, serves as the resident priest and principal teacher of Myoken-ji Temple in Houston, TX. Myokei Shonin also serves as bishop for the Nichiren Shu Buddhist Order of North America, the first woman of African-Japanese descent and the first American to do so.We discuss finding community with the Center for Spiritual Living, going through Nichiren Shu ordination as a woman, the experience of hardships revealing an unshakeable core, the challenges and positive impacts of

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01:05:30

Paths of Practice with David Roylance

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2024/09/09

David Roylance teaches at Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha, an organization based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We discuss leading retreats with visits to elephant sanctuaries, the experience of practicing Buddhism in a Buddhist country, translating the Pali Canon, practicing Buddhism in tandem with Traditional Thai Healing Arts, developing equanimity, and the importance of finding a teacher along the path.

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01:01:45

Paths of Practice with Harrison Saito

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2024/09/08

Harrison Saito serves the Koyasan Seizanji Temple in Sydney, Australia, as Rev. Washo Saito's administrative assistant and son. Saito is also a Karate and HSC English coach. Please see the following Linktree for more info: https://linktr.ee/harrison.saito We talk about perceiving life as a matching game, the connections between martial arts and Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, the experience of being a student at being a student, connecting with his father (Rev. Washo Saito) through

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01:03:27

Paths of Practice with Rev. Shingaku Jenny Henderson

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2024/09/06

Rev. Shingaku Jenny Henderson leads the Winding Path Sangha, a Tendai Buddhist community based in Springfield, MA.We discuss locating areas for bodhisattva and buddha venerations on pilgrimage walks, the journey of finding a permanent space for the sangha, the efforts to sustain an inclusive and welcoming space for beginners, navigating how to both honor the Tendai lineage while also being mindful of cultural appropriation, temple cats, and “lighting up your corner.”

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01:07:29

Paths of Practice with Kogen Austin Keith

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2024/08/31

Kogen Austin Keith is a Soto Zen priest and Army chaplain.We talk about camaraderie and pranks at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, developing a Zen practice in New Orleans, bringing along a copy of the Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki while fighting wildfires, fielding the varied concerns of soldiers as an Army chaplain, the challenges of serving as a police officer, and the importance of supporting your local Buddhist sangha.

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Paths of Practice with Amy Shoemaker

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2024/08/29

Amy Shoemaker is a hospital chaplain.We talk about studying abroad in Bodh Gaya, participating in the Jewish Studio Project and healing through art therapy, practicing Insight Meditation with Will Kabat-Zinn's Sunday Sangha, developing personal rituals and weaving mindfulness “inefficiencies” into hospital chaplaincy, and the impact of listening.

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01:11:07

Paths of Practice with Anthony “T” Maes

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2024/08/27

Anthony “T” Maes teaches at the East Bay Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, Inward Bound Mindfulness, Freedom Together, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and Dharma Homies.Find out more about Anthony and his work through his website: https://www.anthonymaes.com/ In this episode, we discuss the importance of relationality in mindfulness practice, how facilitating retreats for teenagers informs leading retreats for adults, the jungle experience of practicing in the Thai Forest lineage of

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01:24:23

Paths of Practice with Rev. Brandon Chikyō Paris

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2024/08/23

Rev. Brandon Chikyō Paris serves the Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles, CA.We talk about Rev. Paris beginning a Master of Divinity program at Naropa University with a focus in Pastoral Care, exploring different Buddhist traditions growing up before finding Shingon, the process of receiving Gonkyoshi certification, learning the art of ikebana, and the experience of having an international network of spies consisting of friends, family, and teachers that look out for you.

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Paths of Practice with Rev. Dr. Kenneth Tanaka

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2024/08/23

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Tanaka is a Professor Emeritus at Musashino University in Tokyo and is a former Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, CA. We discuss Buddhism and humor, shinjin and the Pure Land, the lesson of service embedded within Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America), finding Other Power in other branches of Mahayana Buddhism, and meeting spiritual teachers at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Rev. Tanaka is also teaching a

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Paths of Practice with Venerable Thubten Dekyi

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2024/08/22

Venerable Thubten Dekyi is a community member and monastic resident of Sravasti Abbey in Newport, WA. We talk about nature and dharma practice, being moved by a statue of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, construction of the new Buddha Hall at Sravasti Abbey, bhikshuni ordination at Fo En Si Temple in Taiwan, what it might be like to go to space, and following your heart.

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Paths of Practice with Rev. Johnny Eijun Vuong

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2024/08/21

Rev. Johnny Eijun Vuong serves the Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles, CA.We discuss Rev. Vuong's initial experiences with Chinese Buddhism, faith begetting faith, joining the Koyasan Shingon sangha, finding Kobo Daishi in everyone and everywhere, and viewing compassion not just as a concept but as an action you take as a participant in the world.

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