Simplicity Zen Podcast

An Interview with Rabbi and Zen Teacher Adam FogelAdam Fogel is a practicing Jewish Rabbi and long time Zen practitioner with authorization from his guiding Zen teacher, Ruben Habito Roshi, to offer Zen training within the context of Jewish high holiday retreats.   He is also a licensed and practicing psychologist in the State of California.More from Adam:https://mindfuljudaism.com/More about Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

An Interview with Zen practitioner and Music/Chanting Scholar Stephen SlottowStephen Slottow is a long time Zen koan practitioner and a professor of music theory at he University of North Texas.  He was a professional fiddler and banjo player and an author of a book on the Americanization of Zen Chanting which we will discuss today.More about Stephen:https://music.unt.edu/faculty-and-staff/stephen-slottowMore about Simplicity Zen:https://simplicityzen.com/

In this inspiring conversation, Bobby Chowa Werner, a Dharma holder in the White Plum Zen tradition and a music industry veteran, shares his unique journey from music to spirituality. He discusses the bonds between Zen philosophy and music, intertwining personal influences and creative expression. Bobby reflects on his leadership role at the Sweetwater Zen Center and the community impact of the Duwara Consciousness Foundation. He also highlights the transformative nature of Zen practices, including the Gate of Sweet Nectar ceremony and the importance of mentorship in both music and Buddhism.

Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and ACPE Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After working more than a decade as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.   Koshin began his formal Zen training in 1987, and he is a recognized Soto Zen Teacher by the American Zen Teachers Association, White Plum Asanga, and Soto Zen Buddhist Association. He serves on the Board of Directors at the Soto Zen Buddhist Association, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.  Koshin began his Zen training with John Daido Loori, received jukai from Pat Enkyo O’Hara,  and dharma transmission from Dorothy Dai En Friedman.More about the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care:https://zencare.org/More about Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism. As an ordained Soto Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to Asian Americans, all BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and those seeking a “home” in the midst of North American society’s reckoning around racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Shutt is a co-founder of Buddhists of Color (1998) and founder of Access to Zen (2014). As the creator, producer, and host, she launched a podcast series, “Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers,” in 2021 with Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön, Sister Peace and Dalila Bothwell. You can learn more about her work at AccessToZen.org. She has just released her first book, "Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path".In person and virtual Book Tour Info:- https://simplicityzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/HomeisHere_Flyer2.pdf- https://capitalbooksonk.com/event/rev-lien-shuttAbout Access to Zen:- https://accesstozen.org/About the Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/

An Interview with Mushim Patricia IkedaMushim Patricia Ikeda is a Buddhist teacher ordained in the Korean Sŏn (Zen) tradition. She is also an author, poet, mentor, and community activist.  She teaches meditation retreats for people of color, women, and social justice activists nationally and is a meditation teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in downtown Oakland.  She was a board member of the San Francisco Zen Center.  In September 2015 she received an honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from the Starr King School for the Ministry.  As an author, her writing has been published in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma and various anthologies. Mushim is also a consultant to justice-centered organizations requesting mindfulness training for stress reduction and is often asked to give trainings on disability and access-informed mindfulness.More on Mushim:- http://www.mushimikeda.com/More on Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/

Kogen Czarnik is a full Soto Zen priest (Osho) in the lineage of Tangen Harada Roshi. He began Zen practiice in 2003 in Poland, and soon after graduating from college he went to Japan to practice Dharma in a traditional monastic context. Since then, he has been practicing at monasteries such as Bukkoku-ji, Sogen-ji, Tosho-ji (where he did his priest training in temple's monk hall or sodo).   Additionally, he practiced in monasteries in South Korea. He is currently serving at Enso House, a Zen hospice on Whidbey Island, WA, by Tahoma Zen Monastery.  He is the editor of the just-published book "Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi"About his new book:- https://www.shambhala.com/throw-yourself-into-house-of-buddha.htmlAbout the Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/

Helen Hobart is an ordained Vietnamese Zen practitioner and community leader.  In 2010 she was ordained at Plum Village into Order of Interbeing where she was given the dharma name "True Sacred Clouds".  She is a board certified chaplain and works professionally in that field.  She has been the on the board of directors for both the Sacramento Dharma Center and the Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group (SBMG).  At SMBG she has been board president, serves on the scheduling committee and has lead core teaching and mentoring programs there. Simplicity Zen Podcast:  https://simplicityzen.com/

Korin Charlie Pokorny is a Soto Zen priest and was ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1999 and then received dharma transmission from him in 2018.  He studied koans with Daniel Terragno under whom he completed Harada/Yasutani koan curriculum. He has a Masters degree from Stanford University in Religious Studies.  He currently is a Dharma teacher at the Brooklyn Zen Center and is a member of the teaching faculties at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in California and the Union Theological Seminary in New York.https://brooklynzen.org/Simplicity Zen Podcast Website:https://simplicityzen.com/

An Interview with Soto Zen Priest and Teacher Shinko Andreas HagnShinko Andreas Hagn is the founder and teacher of Daijihi, a Soto Zen sangha in Viena Austria.  He received jukai by Ryuten Rosenblum Roshi, a successor of Baker Roshi in 2011 and was ordained as a priest in 2019.  His ordination teacher was Hoko Karnegis, who is in the senior teacher in Sanshinji lineage of Okumura Roshi.  He has worked as a chaplain to prison inmates and the homeless population.More about Shinko:- https://dogeninstitute.wordpress.com/publications/More about Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/