Steve Kanji Ruhl is an ordained Zen Buddhist minister, lay dharma teacher, and writer. He is the author of Appalachian Zen.
Steve Kanji Ruhl:
Website: http://www.stevekanjiruhl.com/
Memoir: https://www.amazon.com/Appalachian-Zen-Journeys-American-Heartland/dp/B0BL82NYT4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U11BUKGXJB6T&keywords=steve+kanji+ruhl&qid=1706588630&sprefix=steve+kanji+ruhl%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-1
Podcast Links:
Website: https://jakewarinnerpodcast.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3kiojUxYZFyVdHOGl727jR?si=31164e616f1846a9
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-warinner-podcast/id1711278585
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:41 Finding True Home
08:46 Discovering Zen
15:21 Institutionalization of Zen
20:08 Training in Japan
23:21 Zen Meditation
31:26 Teaching and Practicing Koans
38:36 Approach to Meditation
44:58 Zen and Art
51:43 Upcoming Book: The Whole Earth is Medicine
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