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Simplicity Zen Podcast

by Simplicity Zen · English · Devotional & Spiritual

A Podcast About Zen, Buddhism and Mindfulness. Episodes of this podcast will focus on Zen practitioner interviews, Buddhist and Zen history and investigations of the intersection between Zen and science. Podcast website: https://simplicityzen.com/

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 23 min
Latest: 13 Oct 2026
Language: English

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13 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 27 minNew

Ep. 111 - An Interview with Zen teacher Paul Gyodo Agostinelli (Zen Podcast)

Paul Gyodo Agostinelli, Sensei is the Founder and Spiritual Leader of Eon Zen Center. He is the founder of Zen at Work, which is a professional and life coaching consultancy. He received Dharma Transmission in 2015, after 25 years of Zen practice, from his teachers Shishin Wick, Roshi and Shinko Perez, Roshi, founders of the Great Mountain Zen Center. More about Pal can be found at: https://www.eonzen.org https://www.zenatwork.org https://www.onebodysang...

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S1 · E110 · 6 Oct 2026 · 30 min
Ep. 110 - "Zen and Oneness" (Zen Dharma Talk)
In this dharma talk by Berry Crawford we will examine these lines from the XinXin Ming: In oneness and equality, Confusion vanishes of itself. Stop activity and return to stillness, And that stillness will be even more active. Merely stagnating in duality, How can you recognize oneness? For more Zen interviews, dharma talks and online Zen training, visit: https://simplicityzen.com/ Gambo Kyogan Berry first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mou...
S1 · E109 · 2 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 42 min
Ep. 109 - An Interview with Zen teacher Tess Beasley (Zen Podcast)
Tess Beasley is a Zen koan teacher and dharma heir of John Tarrant Roshi and serves as President for the Board of Directors for the Pacific Zen Institute. She holds a PhD in Jungian and Archetypal Psychology and is particularly interested in the ways Zen and depth psychology complement each other to kindle creativity and transformation. More on Tess and PZI: https://www.pacificzen.org/ Online Zen Training and Education: https://simplicityzen.com
S1 · E108 · 29 Sep 2026 · 36 min
Ep. 108 - "Picking and Choosing" (Zen Dharma Talk)
In this dharma talk by Berry Crawford we will examine these lines from the XinXin Ming: The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you do not pick and choose. Neither love nor hate, And you will clearly understand. For more Zen interviews, dharma talks and online Zen training, visit: https://simplicityzen.com/
S1 · E107 · 19 Sep 2026 · 22 min
Ep 107 - Zen Way Seeking Mind Talk by Myozan Vince Nocito (Zen Podcast)
A way seeking mind talk is when a Zen student shares how they became interested and involved in Zen practice. For Zen podcasts and training: https://simplicityzen.com
S1 · E106 · 11 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 39 min
Ep. 106 - An Interview with Zen teacher Mitra Bishop (Zen Podcast)
Our guest in this episode is Mitra Bishop Roshi. She received a B.A. from Indiana University, raised two children, and worked in graphic, interior, and architectural design for many years. She first encountered Buddhism while living in Asia. She was ordained at the Rochester Zen Center, where she lived and practiced for many years and received dharma transmission from Kapleau Roshi. Afterwards she traveled to Sogen-ji in Japan to practice under the guidance of the Zen master, Harada Sho...
S1 · E105 · 8 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep. 105 Fixed! - An Interview with Zen teacher Stephen Snyder (Zen Podcast)
Note: This is the second upload for this episode. The first one just the ending portion of the interview. This is the full version. Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi began practicing daily meditation in 1976. Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively—investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western non-dual traditions. He was authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in 2007 and the Zen Buddhist schools of Soto and Rinzai in 2022. Mugen...
S1 · E104 · 21 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
Ep. 104 - An Interview with Zen Teacher Carolyn Seburn (Zen Podcast)
Carolyn Seburn is an authorized Dharma successor of Sei’un Roselyn Stone Rôshi of the Mountain Moon Sangha in Toronto and Brisbane. She has been practicing Zen meditation since 1985 and guiding Zen practice since 2015. Married, and parent to two young adults, Carolyn is also a retired wildlife conservation biologist. Carolyn is also appointed a Zen teacher with Sanbo Zen International and is on the teaching staff of Mountain Cloud Zen Centre. For more information on Carolyn to contact her, p...
S1 · E103 · 17 Jul 2026 · 46 min
Ep. 103 - Zen and Responding to Emotionally Difficult Situations (Zen Dharma Talk)
In this dharma talk by Berry Crawford we will look at the practical ways that Zen allows us to deal with emotionally difficult situations in daily life. For more Zen interviews, dharma talks and online Zen training, visit: https://simplicityzen.com/
S1 · E102 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Ep 102 - A conversation with Zen Priest Peter Coyote (Zen Podcast)
Peter Coyote is an actor, narrator, writer and Soto Zen priest. He was ordained as a Zen Priest in 2015 and received dharma transmission in 2016 from Chikudo Lewis Richmond in the Soto tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. For more podcast episodes and online Zen training visit: https://simplicityzen.com/
S1 · E101 · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep 101 - A conversation with pioneering Zen practitioner and leader Hugh Curran (Zen Podcast)
A conversation with pioneering Zen practitioner and leader Hugh Curran. In this episode we have a conversation with Hugh Curran. He is longtime practitioner, Zen retreat leader and professor of Peace and Reconciliation Studies at the University of Maine. Hugh was a key player in the early years of the transmission of the Harada/Yasutani lineage to North American and offers fascinating insight into this pivotal era. For more Zen podcasts and online Zen training, visit https://simpl...
S1 · E100 · 23 Jun 2026 · 2 hr
Ep 100 - Zen Interview with Genpo Roshi (Zen Podcast)
Genpo Roshi is Zen teacher who has trained in and taught within both the White Plum school of Buddhism. He was ordained as a Zen monk in October 1973 under Taizan Maezumi Roshi at the Zen Center of Los Angeles where he later served as Director. In September 1980, he received Dharma transmission as Maezumi Roshi's second successor, and he later received Inka from Bernie Glassman in 1996, making him Glassman's first Inka successor. Over the decades, Merzel has founded and led several prom...
S1 · E99 · 17 Jun 2026 · 28 min
Ep. 99 - The Critical Importance of Attention in Zen Practice (Zen Dharma Talk)
In this dharma talk we look at the critical importance of attention in Zen Buddhist practice. Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, he became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson under whom he eventually received shiho (2022) and Inka Shomei (20...
S1 · E98 · 24 Apr 2026 · 36 min
Ep. 98 - Desire vs Craving in Buddhism (Zen Dharma Talk)
In this dharma talk we explore the differences between desire vs craving in Buddhism. Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, he became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson under whom he eventually received shiho (2022) and Inka Shomei (2025) in the lin...
S1 · E97 · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 46 min
Ep 97 - Zen Interview with Kokyo Henkel #2 (Zen Podcast)
In this episode with Kokyo we discuss various topics like solo Zen retreats, koan training, Dzogchen, psychedelics and his hermitage. Kokyo Henkel has been practicing Zen since 1990, in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley, Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan, and Santa Cruz Zen Center. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo has also been practic...
S1 · E96 · 18 Mar 2026 · 51 min
Ep 96 - Zen Interview with Seiso Paul Cooper #2 (Zen Podcast)
Seiso Paul Cooper is an ordained priest and a transmitted teacher in the lineage of Dainin Katagiri. He has practiced and studied in both the Soto and the Rinzai traditions. He began his formal practice in 1980 and received Dharma transmission from Sojun Diane Martin Roshi. He is the founder and former guiding teacher of the Two Rivers Zen Community in Narrowsburg, NY. He currently lives in Barry, Vermont where he founded and leads the Barre Zen Meditation Center. He teaches and practices the...
S1 · E94 · 3 Mar 2026 · 42 min
Ep. 95 - "Showing Up" (Zen Dharma Talk)
This a recorded Simplicity Zen Dharma talk by Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford on the topic of "Showing Up". More information about Simplicity Zen Here: https://simplicityzen.com/ Podcasts Dharma TalksOnline Zen Training Speaker Bio: Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary...
S1 · E94 · 24 Feb 2026 · 2 hr 21 min
Ep 94 - Zen Interview with Stephen Slottow Part II (Zen Podcast)
Stephen a long time Zen koan practitioner and a professor of music theory at the University of North Texas. He was a professional fiddler and banjo player and an author of a book on the Americanization of Zen Chanting. This is part 2 of our discussion. You can find our earlier conversation as part of this podcast series. For more on the Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/
S1 · E93 · 17 Feb 2026 · 50 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Ep. 93 - Zen Inquiry with the Bodhisattva Precepts (Dharma Talk)
In this talk we explore how to work with the Zen Bodhisattva Precepts using an inquiry approach. Speaker Bio: Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, he became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson under whom he eventually received shiho (2022) and...
S1 · E92 · 11 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 92 - An Interview with James Ishmael Ford (The Zen Lamp Series)
James Ishmael Ford is a Zen teacher and semi-retired Unitarian Universalist minister. He has dharma transmission from Houn Jiyu Kennett and Inka Shomei from John Nanryu Ji'un-ken Tarrant. He is the guiding teacher of the Empty Moon Sangha. For more about James: - http://www.jamesishmaelford.com/ For more about Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
S1 · E91 · 5 Jan 2024 · 1 hr 18 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 91 - An Interview with Gambo Berry Crawford (The Zen Lamp Series)
Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, Berry became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson and in 2022 was authorized to independently teach Zen. He is a koan student of Russell “Kyofu Seikyo” Mitchell in the Open Mind Zen School and was authorized by him as an Assistant T...
S1 · E90 · 8 Dec 2023 · 1 hr 27 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 90 - An Interview with Peter Levitt (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Zen Teacher Eihei Peter Levitt Eihei Peter Levitt is the founder and guiding teacher of the Salt Spring Zen Circle on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, where he resides with his wife, poet Shirley Graham. He was authorized as a Zen teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi by Zoketsu Norman Fischer, founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation, and received Preceptor Transmission in the White Plum Lineage from Roshi Egyoku Nakao. Salt Springs Zen Circle: https://salt...
E89 · 18 Nov 2023 · 1 hr 11 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 89 - An Interview with Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith (The Zen Lamp Series)
Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith is the Head Teacher at the Zen Center of Los Angelos. She started studying Zen in the Rinzai tradition at New York Zendo Shobo-Ji in Manhattan in 1987. At Dai Bosatsu Zendo, she received Jukai in 1994 from Eido Shimano Roshi, with whom she studied until 2000, when she moved to Los Angeles. She became a member of ZCLA in 2001 and began her studies with Roshi Egyoku. She joined ZCLA’s staff as Program Steward in 2010 and the Teacher’s Circle in 2016. ...
S1 · E88 · 27 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 46 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 88 - An Interview with Teshin Matthew Sweger (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Zen Teacher and Priest Teshin Matthew Sweger Teshin Matthew Sweger is the teacher and resident priest at the North Carolina Zen Center. He was ordained as a Buddhist priest in 2004 by Lawson Sachter Roshi, a Dharma successor to Philip Kapelau Roshi. After completing the Harada-Yasutani koan curriculum, Teshin received Dharma transmission from Sevan Ross, a Dharma successor to James Myoun Ford Roshi. Teshin recently received Inka from James Myoun Ford Roshi, com...
S1 · E87 · 21 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 23 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 87 - An Interview with Dr Sono Andrew Tootell (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Zen Teacher Dr Sono Andrew Tootell Dr Sono Andrew Tootell is an Australian Zen teacher in the Ordinary Mind Zen School. He is the dharma heir of Barry Magid and is an accredited mental health social worker and maintains a private psychotherapy practice. He is the teacher for the OzZen sangha. More about Andrew: https://ordinarymind.com.au/ More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/
S1 · E86 · 6 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 31 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 86 - An Interview with Adam Fogel (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Rabbi and Zen Teacher Adam Fogel Adam 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/
S1 · E85 · 29 Sep 2023 · 2 hr 39 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 85 - An Interview with Stephen Slottow (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Zen practitioner and Music/Chanting Scholar Stephen Slottow Stephen 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-slottow More about Simplicity Zen: https://simplicityzen.com/
S1 · E84 · 22 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 33 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 84 - An Interview with Bobby Chowa Werner (The Zen Lamp Series)
Bobby Chowa Werner is a dharma holder, or assistant teacher, in the White Plum Zen tradition. He has been a student of Roshi Anne Seisen Saunders since 2005 at the Sweetwater Zen Center in the San Diego California area. Chowa’s livelihood is in the music industry, composing and producing music for various projects and touring with an acappella doo wop quartet, The Alley Cats. Chowa is also on the management team for Duwara Consciousness Foundation, which provides services for San Diegan...
S1 · E83 · 15 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 83 - An Interview with Koshin Paley Ellison (The Zen Lamp Series)
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 Bu...
S1 · E82 · 22 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 30 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 82 - An Interview with Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt (The Zen Lamp Series)
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 ...

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Typical length: 1 hr 23 min
Latest episode: 13 Oct 2026
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