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"you better wash your bowl!" ❤

What i took away as the cornerstone or Buddhist philosophy is "your own selfish desire is the cause of your own suffering" i dont know how u can claim to be a Buddhist AND have a negative view of the Bibles warning of pride. It seems to be one in the same. And when major religions agree i take notice.

The self destruction option is along the corridor and is far from glamourous. Thanks for this talk. Saw the film 'Perfect days' last weekend and wondered if you will be doing a review of it ?

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One of my all time favorites The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis is my go to spiritual despair novel. I do like most of what I've read of Nathaniel West as well... Excellent video(s)...

“…you can see the back of thier super red throats- see thier tongues drying out as they’re giving you these monologues…” 😂 ALL Right Already- I’m buying yer damn book 😂 (pls never stop sharing about what you’re reading- it’s becoming my fave section of the Interwebs 😍)

"Revolutionary Road," by Richard Yates

Thanks, Jack! The near end of this video triggered a deeper connection with the koan I'm currently working on! Imagine me minding my business, clipping my nails, listening to a little Jack Haubner lol then BAM a sudden realization.

Question : can zazen exhaust us and allow for connection with the world, in the absence of any dramatic kensho? Is it possible to be free of suffering by simple regular sitting?

Good video man

Instantly ordered the book... 🤣

This video reminded me to the novel of Luigi Pirandello: One, none and hundred thousand. It deals more with the identity/personality that we take for granted and imagine that every single person we encounter also shares that experience of our persona. So when he realizes is not the case he goes insane and acts in the most unpredictable way. It has that fiction-nonfiction taste you mentioned. I'll will check Miss Lonelyhearts, thank you!

You reminded me what this book was called I had read it maybe 6 years ago and it left my memory. What about the second story? Or maybe just my edition included the other story. I remember it reminded me of the beat guys from the 60s. Love it thanks.

Wow! You are a great book reviewer also😊 I love your teachings! Greetings from Amsterdam Netherlands

Only dogs can become enlightened.

I don't think you should turn your back on his teachings or even the man. You learned from him and loved him and I genuinely think that's great. People are complex. The problem for me, someone without the benefit of years with the man in a different capacity, is when you mention his name or show his picture or even attribute a concept to "my teacher." For me that breaks the fourth wall and pulls me out of the story. I'm no longer thinking about the idea you presented because of the cascade of questions: How did this happen? Was his enlightnement real? Are his words valid? Is Zen valid? Is he credible? Is Jack credible? Is redemption possible? It's too much to reconcile on top of the already challenging issues of Zen, life, death, the topic of the day, etc. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but that's my experience. A ridiculous extreme example would be if I were a kid's party clown and I set up a platform to talk about being a better kid's party clown and occasionally mentioned I learned everything I know about being a kid's party clown from John Wayne Gacy. He might have been the best kid's party clown in the world, but there's a bit of baggage there. I personally think the wisdom freely given is yours and it doesn't need credentials. Just a thought. Take care.

You have made your sexual orientation your idol.

I mean personally I only ordained so I had an upper hand at winning arguments on social media 🫠

If "Gento" was your monk name, what is "Shozan"? Your roshi name?

Very thoughtful stuff, and thank you for the Bug Light theory! This may be of great assistance to my blood pressure.

Great video Jack. Great way of explaining the noble truths. Appreciate your work!!

Being a head monk does given an insight into how power works but is limited in showing how the distribution of power in wider society works. State power is different from the kind of power you have in a monastery (assuming it's not Catholic bureaucracy). We can agree that Biden and Trump are (difficult) human beings and not demons. But they are genuinely part of a dangerous and oppressive system that must be critiqued and dealt with if our lives are to get better. 'Conspiracy' is inherent in the exercise of state power (and lots of other kinds of power) - people exercising power don't like explaining decisions and decisions usually advantage some and disadvantage others. That doesn't mean that we're not all eejits in some degree. But your findings don't apply very widely...(in my opinion...)

There is a brand of margarine on the market called 'I Cant Believe its Not Butter'. And one Buddhist teacher used that as the title for his book...'I Cant believe its Not Buddha'. Its all about the teachings mis-attributed to the founder of Buddhism that have built up over vast periods of time like layers of sedimentary rock. And nowhere is this more prevalent than in Zen...so its no surprise that Zen tends to attract the most neurotic students who will cause nothing but trouble in any environment where they congregate. I've been hearing these stories of chaos and mutiny in the zendo for years now.

Jesus said: "I AM the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto The Father, but by me."

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Switzerland is one of the most successful nations in the world by any measure. And they have very little personality-politics going on. They dont have a leader...they have a council with a chairperson for one year. Its principle-politics...not personality-politics. There's no idol-worship or idol-vilification. They also have lots of public referendums...direct democracy!

“What we’re saying about our leaders, we’re saying about ourselves.”

Entertaining and enlightening (small e)! Thank you Shozansan.

Oh yeah? Let's fight!

When will Single White Monk be available on Audible?

Yeah so much to say about this kind of energy. Generally whenever someone starts using a bunch of Zen/Buddhist buzzwords in a regular-ass conversation, I either A. Immediately stop paying attention, or B. Immediately start fucking with them. Uugh, thinking back to my first couple years in a Sangha and the way I used to talk because I was so concerned about my teachers to taking notice to how great I thought my practice was 😭🤣...cringe.

What are you searching for? Where does it came from?

Rinzai is fake Zen.

Thank you that was great. I thought you made the distinction very clear - the aim you set for your meditation cannot be to solve a problem..... I think that would set us up for failure because it puts the pressure on to come up with the answer to the problem. Instead we come to meditation to do just that - to meditate. If the solution to the problem arises as a by-product, then so be it. That's a side bonus. Love your videos, keep them coming.

Dude I’ve been using the double pillow for a long time now, (mainly cuz I’m poor 😂) and never thought to fold the top pillow! Thank you so much.

I think a lot of people would benefit from therapy, even enlightened individuals are not immune from needing guidance and help at times. Therapy can help you strengthen your own reflection of your mind. A good therapy will help you see the errors in your thinking, and a bad therapy will make you blame your parents, etc. Both Buddhism and therapy have been beneficial to reduce the suffering of this life, and find meaning in the suffering. Seeing suffering as another part of the path to wisdom. Suffering is like coal, wisdom and time create diamonds from it.

You are a great teacher, thank you so much!❤

A mocking attitude lacks humility.

My understanding is that you can try to improve the world as long as you understand that improving the world won't make you happy. Self-improvement, on the other hand, just seems contradictory.

This tells you: a zennie washes his dishes by hand.

Hey JP. Ever heard of Vajra Pride! :). The pride of the wild god or the zen vagabond indeed.

"Inventing new ways to be stupid," was a phrase a friend often used. I don't think we should use the Dharma to bypass common sense. BTW, the simplest way to deal with US taxes when living overseas is through the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. You get a tax credit on US income tax for the foreign income taxes you paid for income earned overseas. There are more complicated ways of doing this but that's what I used when I lived in Canada.

Really meaningful reminders that our practice is a process and must be manifest again and again and again … ad infinitum.

Thanks for that. Very useful. Also, it's nice to have the secret handshake of "what the fuck is going on here" from somebody else who has the experience, or at least recognizes it and thinks about it. One thing, though: it was a tad distracting, though interesting, the way the books on your altar changed positions throughout the video.

Does life suck? Most of humanity died before their first birthday for thousands of years prior to modern medical science. The founder of Buddhism observed this fact and concluded that this world was not designed for optimism.

I like your J. Peterson impression 😃