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 Eckh...
Episodes (145)
Lao Tzu on two fundamental types of meditation. May 1, 1988
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
More Bible parables that can help you practice Zen. Dec 12, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Bible parables that can help you practice Zen. Dec 9, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Zen is not a belief system. Zen disturbs the dreaming mind. Nov 12, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
When you learn to accept that you are alone, truly alone, it builds a great stre...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Who are you really? Your name is not you. Your photo is not you. Who are you? Oc...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
We are looking for nothing. Which doesn’t give you much to look for, does it? Oc...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Lao Tzu: Existence renders actual. Non-existence renders useful. Oct 7, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
How can Truth be expressed without speaking—and without being silent? Sep 30, 1...
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Is Zen difficult? Also, an in-depth examination of the Mu koan. Sep 23, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
The story of the centipede, convinced by a fox to start thinking. Sep 16, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Don’t run to—and don’t run away. Aug 7, 1988
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
“In what state of mind should I seek Truth?” Doko asks. Sep 9, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Without a word, without a thought, who are you? Aug 19, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Words can’t teach how to practice. Like swimming, we must do it. Jul 22, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Lola recounts the surprising tale of the Sufi mystic who is captured and taken t...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
The Paramitas - 1. Giving 2. Observing precepts 3. Patience 4. Diligence 5. Medi...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Pranyaparamita, or “the perfection of transcendental wisdom.” July 1, 1984
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
The similarities between Hassidic Judaism and Buddhism. May 19, 1985
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Make the smallest distinction and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. May...
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A monk asked his teacher, "I am pecking from inside the shell. I beg you, Master...
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First is learning, called hearing. Then approaching. Then transcending. Lola Apr...
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As illusions drop, as attitudes drop, how relaxing it is to be at ease with your...
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The depth in saying “I don’t know.” Mystica Theologica. Lola Jul 22, 1985
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Zen masters never tell the truth. July 15, 1985
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"The mind dwells in the cave of the heart. He who conquers it frees himself from...
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The mightiest fighting rooster does not crow about his might. Jun 24, 1984
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When you’re silent, there is one mind. When you’re thinking, you are many. Jun 1...
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Examine your past so it doesn’t govern you. The past is dead. Stop living it. Oc...
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What must wake up in you for you to be awake? Oct 29, 1989
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Once we understand we are not the masters of our thoughts—but victims—we can sto...
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The tale of the visitor who asked Zen master Bankei what miracles he could perfo...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Easter of 1985 - What Zen practitioners can learn from the story of Christ's Res...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Second in a series about using Transactional Analysis in Zen - the Child, Parent...
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Learning to work with three elements of our identity: the parent, the child and...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Most of us are after power. Control in our situation. A wiseman seeks not. Inste...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Life. Death. And Love. The most important thing for you is your life. Do you eve...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
We can repeat the most profound teachings and remain stupid. What in us is orgin...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Get beyond the effort of meditation and find real meditation. Jul 3, 1983
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What is the greatest miracle in the world? Oct 30, 1983
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The Taoist sage, Lieh Tzu, was once asked: Why do you value emptiness? Jun 12, 1...
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By the merit of a single sitting, they destroy innumerable sins. (Hakuin) Jun 5,...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
There are plenty of Buddha statues sitting still. But have you ever seen a Zen m...
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The tale of the thief who robs Shichiri Kojun who was busy reciting sutras. Don’...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Human beings are stuck in an in-between state—not unconscious and we’re not comp...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
When we meditate and watch our breath, we are playing an iron flute with no hole...
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Without speaking and without silence, how can you express the Truth? Apr 10, 198...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Being truly alive should be an adventure into the unknown. Apr 3, 1983
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
We identify with everything but ourselves. Possessions, emotions, thoughts. But...
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
Chuang Tzu and appreciating the useless in the world. Mar 6, 1983
Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee
