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Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee

I & A Publishing

This is a series of newly digitized talks by spiritual teacher, Lola McDowell Lee, spanning two decades—from the early Seventies through the Nineties.Lola was a Zen Roshi whose Rinzai lineage included Doctor Henry Platov and renowned Zen master, Shigetsu Sasaki. Lola was a religious scholar as well as an ordained Christian minister.While the talks are focused mainly on Zen and Buddhism, Lola drew on many spiritual traditions—including those of Jesus, Plato, Lao-Tzu, the Hindu Vedas, Meister Eckhart

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53:32

There are plenty of Buddha statues sitting still. But...

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2024/04/02

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, asks: What are you searching for? Do you know it is your ego that is doing the searching? You see plenty of Buddha statues sitting still. But have you ever seen a Zen master sitting still? They are always doing something. There is silence and there is action. The mind and the body. We have both. And we need both to understand. We need to learn how to bring ourselves to our action. Thinking about our actions afterward does little good. Learning to act spontaneously.

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51:08

The tale of the thief who robs Shichiri Kojun who was...

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2024/03/26

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses judging others, the interdependence of the universe. Indra’s net — the mirror mind, and how every one of us reflects everything else. How we shouldn't fight the darkness—and just light a candle. The tale of the thief who robs Shichiri Kojun and became a disciple. May 22, 1983

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59:00

Human beings are stuck in an in-between state—not...

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2024/03/18

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains that we are in an in-between state. We’re not unconscious and we’re not completely conscious. We are objectively self-conscious—conscious of things out there, and we think of ourselves as things, too.We are stuck in this world between the unconscious and conscious.As fas as thinking goes, we’re fine. The mind can do that. We can also talk. But when it comes to acting—doing something—we need the energy of the unconscious. That’s where all the energy is. Our

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46:44

When we meditate and watch our breath, we are playing...

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2024/03/12

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, recounts the tale ofKakua, the first Japanese man to study Zen in China. After returning to Japan the emperor asked him what he learned. He took out a flute, played a single note and left. No one ever knew what became of him. When we meditate and watch our breath, we are playing an iron flute with no holes.Reason is divisive. Acceptance is saying yes to the totality of yourself. Also, we travel in space and time—but do we ever stay home?Apr 24, 1983

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50:59

Without speaking and without silence, how can you...

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2024/03/07

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, recounts the monk who asksFuketsu“Without speaking and without silence, how can you express the Truth?” His answer:"I always remember springtime in southern China.The birds sing among innumerable kinds of fragrant flowers.” God is speaking to us all the time, and we just don’t hear Him. Baby birds don’t learn how to sing. Spring sings in them.Apr 10, 1983

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41:54

Being truly alive should be an adventure into the...

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2024/02/27

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, describes how humankind repeats the same old pattern.We do not want our dream disturbed.We live in the known, afraid of the unknown. Being truly alive should be an adventure. If your life is not an adventure into the unknown…you’re not truly living.An Easter message of resurrection. A passage by the yogi, Aurobindo. Apr 3, 1983

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59:31

We identify with everything but ourselves....

Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee ·

2024/02/19

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, recounts the tale of the student who visits a teacher, whose only answer to his questions is to sweep fallen leaves.Also, how we identify with everything but ourselves. Possessions, our emotions, our thoughts. But not our true selves.Gurdjieff would insult a student to spark his anger. Then say, “Be alert in your anger. Be aware in your anger.” In every ritual there is a hidden key.Are you using your rituals as tools to find that silence within you?Mar 12, 1983

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51:14

Chuang Tzu and appreciating the useless in the world....

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2024/02/16

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains how existence renders actual . Non-existence renders useful. It is not the walls, but the seemingly non-actual space within the house, that renders it useful. Chuang Tzu teaches us to appreciate the useless in the world. Kierkegaard used to go to church and tell God things he wanted. But then he realized that God knows everything, so why is he telling God what to do? Eventually he learned to be silent, and just listen to God. The absence of talking was more

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53:52

The intellect cannot penetrate consciousness. When...

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2024/02/07

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains that when we are born we emerge from a mysterious life source, and when we die we return to that source. And now, in mediation, we have the opportunity to know that source. When you are asleep and breathing, there is still consciousness. When you are self-conscious, you are in a sense unconscious, and when you are not self-conscious, you are conscious.The intellect cannot penetrate consciousness. When you drop thoughts, consciousness is present. When you drop

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37:28

What is the meaning of movement and rest, in Zen and...

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2024/02/05

Zen Roshi (and ordained Christian minister), Lola McDowell Lee, discusses the Christian notion of sin. In Aramaic sin means to miss, and does not have guilt or shame associated with it like we do. St. Thomas: “If they ask you, ‘What is the sign of your father in you?’, say to them ‘It is movement and repose.'” What is movement and repose, or rest, in Zen and Christian practice? Rest is a silent, choiceness awareness, without time, without movement. Dec 13, 1981

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51:09

As you breathe into the tanden (Hara), your focus...

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2024/01/30

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee discusses oneness and self-restraint. Eventually there is serenity and a child-like innocence. And the innocent Self sees everything… and the whole world is divine. Breathing into the Hara, your focus deepens and mysteries reveal themselves. You don’t need to solve them. The mysteries reveal themselves to you. Apr 14, 1981

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46:11

Are you free or is your conditioning controlling you?...

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2024/01/23

What is happiness? The tale of the farmer who demanded from God to have control of the weather, and God said yes. Challenges in life are how you learn. Finding your true self takes work. Are you free or is your conditioning controlling you? Dig into yourself and ask “Who am I?” People get attached to their misery. The tale of the soldier whose boots are too small. Jun 21, 1981

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51:08

We are divided between our senses and our thinking,...

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2024/01/21

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses finding ways to integrate ourselves. Strengthening the tanden (Hara). How to work on the division between our senses and our thinking. Body and soul. Matter and consciousness. How can we find oneness while we’re divided inside? Jun 14, 1981

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59:31

Zen practice is not an intellectual endeavor. The...

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2024/01/19

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explores the meaning of knowledge and ignorance in Buddhism and the Bible. The Tree Of Knowledge and the Tree Of Life. Zen practice is not an intellectual endeavor. The tale of the blind man and the lantern. Be a light until yourself. Feb 17, 1985

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60:17

When you look in the mirror, do you see you? When...

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2024/01/14

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses Chinese Master Yoka Daishi. We were all born with our true religion. It is essential in us. Not some borrowed doctrine. It’s not something outside which you seek. It’s the seeker. When you are silent, it speaks. Your absence is its presence.When you look in the mirror, do you see you? Feb 10, 1985

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49:38

Understanding Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching and the Middle...

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2024/01/13

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching. Also, the tale of the master swordsman, the rat and the palace cat. If you look for an enemy, you will find one. If I give a gift and it’s not accepted, to whom does the gift belong? Sep 22, 1985

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59:07

Do not sit in meditation waiting for enlightenment....

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2024/01/05

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses the beginning stanzas of the Diamond Sutra. What to do with our thoughts? Where is the mind? What is faith? Is there a wisdom that is the ground of mind? Where does it abide? What do you think is holy? Do not sit in meditation waiting for enlightenment. Direct your attention to the mind. Mar 2, 1986

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60:04

Exploring the meaning of the Dhammapada. Listening...

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2024/01/04

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, on listening to teachings as if you are an empty tape recorder—not judging, evaluating, or comparing. The Dhammapada, or stepping into the dharma. Also, our world is real, but it is illusory. Like looking at reality through a keyhole. A limited view. Also, when your thoughts cease, who are you? And Rainer Maria Rilke. Sep 4, 1983

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50:47

What is this life living you? It’s the same as that...

Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee ·

2023/12/30

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains that when you breathe, it is not you doing the breathing. As you watch this breath, in time you’ll discover something remarkable about it. To begin work toward realization, focus on the breath. Not breathing. The breath. What is this life living you? It’s the same as that which sings in the birds. In your eyes He is seeing. In your hands He is doing. Jan 8, 1984

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55:19

A Christmas message for Zen practitioners about the...

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2023/12/25

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, was also an ordained Christian minister. At the holiday she shared a message about Christ within each of us. How we live a dark, deep mystery, and within that darkness there is light. Dec 20, 1986

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