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Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee

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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...

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Lao Tzu on two fundamental types of meditation. May 1, 1988

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More Bible parables that can help you practice Zen. Dec 12, 1984

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Bible parables that can help you practice Zen. Dec 9, 1984

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Zen is not a belief system. Zen disturbs the dreaming mind. Nov 12, 1984

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When you learn to accept that you are alone, truly alone, it builds a great stre...

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Who are you really? Your name is not you. Your photo is not you. Who are you? Oc...

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We are looking for nothing. Which doesn’t give you much to look for, does it? Oc...

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Lao Tzu: Existence renders actual. Non-existence renders useful. Oct 7, 1984

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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

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The story of the centipede, convinced by a fox to start thinking. Sep 16, 1984

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Don’t run to—and don’t run away. Aug 7, 1988

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“In what state of mind should I seek Truth?” Doko asks. Sep 9, 1984

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Without a word, without a thought, who are you? Aug 19, 1984

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Words can’t teach how to practice. Like swimming, we must do it. Jul 22, 1984

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Lola recounts the surprising tale of the Sufi mystic who is captured and taken t...

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The Paramitas - 1. Giving 2. Observing precepts 3. Patience 4. Diligence 5. Medi...

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Pranyaparamita, or “the perfection of transcendental wisdom.” July 1, 1984

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The similarities between Hassidic Judaism and Buddhism. May 19, 1985

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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...

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Easter of 1985 - What Zen practitioners can learn from the story of Christ's Res...

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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...

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Most of us are after power. Control in our situation. A wiseman seeks not. Inste...

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Life. Death. And Love. The most important thing for you is your life. Do you eve...

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We can repeat the most profound teachings and remain stupid. What in us is orgin...

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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,...

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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’...

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Human beings are stuck in an in-between state—not unconscious and we’re not comp...

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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...

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Being truly alive should be an adventure into the unknown. Apr 3, 1983

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We identify with everything but ourselves. Possessions, emotions, thoughts. But...

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Chuang Tzu and appreciating the useless in the world. Mar 6, 1983

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