Podcasts about zenju earthlyn manuel

Very few of us relish chaos and disruption, but they are facts of life, given the nonnegotiable nature of change. In this episode with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, we're going to talk about how to tune into the value of disruption, and learn how to sit with the chaos. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an ordained Zen priest, holds a Ph.D., and worked for decades as a social science researcher and development director for non-profit organizations. She is also a prolific author.In this conversation we'll explore: what to do with the unknown and not having any answersthe power of a “sip of silence” (her term)what she means by the phrase “death as a doorway to tenderness” how she defines tenderness - a word that can easily get bogged down in sloppy sentimentalityand what she meant when she wrote “I'm not advocating love as an answer to all of the ills of the world. Then again, it is just that simple to be love.”Content Warning: There are brief mentions of assault; spiritual, sexual, and substance abuse; and racism, including an incident Zenju experienced herself. Full Shownotes: www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/zenju-earthlyn-manuel-rerunThis episode was originally published in October 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In precisely chosen words, the writer, artist and Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel tells a story from her girlhood, a road trip from LA to Louisiana in 1957. While five-year-old Zenju sits in the back seat dreaming of cowboys, her parents navigate an altogether different landscape. From them, from the trip, Zenju now believes she's learned how to find her way in the world, in her skin.If this episode resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to the show, and we'd be so grateful.Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: https://meditativestory.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Osho - 9/22/24 - Zenju Osho visited the Monastery for two weeks of teaching and concluded her second retreat, "Opening to Darkness," with this offering of the Sunday Dharma talk. To learn more about Zenju Osho's writings, poetry and teachings, visit www.zenju.org

In the third part of her series “Darkness is Medicine,” Zenju Earthlyn Manuel delves into the ancestral perspectives on darkness, highlighting its importance and application in our lives, especially during […]

This is part 2 of the Feb 18th session where Osho Zenju and participants engage in Q&A. In the third part of her series “Darkness is Medicine,” Zenju Earthlyn Manuel […]

“Darkness as Medicine” delves into the concept of societal and personal ailments as opportunities for profound spiritual reflection and transformation. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel articulates a cycle where love can turn […]

In the second talk of the series “Darkness as Medicine,” Zenju Earthlyn Manuel begins with Prajnaparamita, an ancient deity representing the perfection of wisdom, often associated with the removal of […]

This is part 2 of the Feb 11th session where Osho Zenju and participants engage in Q&A. In the second talk of the series “Darkness as Medicine,” Zenju Earthlyn Manuel […]

When we practice for extended periods of time we find that our hearts become tender. But often we don't have the time to practice so intensely. The question becomes how can we cultivate a loving and compassionate heart right now, and in a world that can be challenging. Mary discusses the Buddha's invitation to move through the world with good will towards all and reads a poem by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel called For All Beings. We are asked to see what gets in the way of kindness and compassion.Recorded March 9, 2024 in the virtual worldVisit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

Retreat Talk given Saturday, December 30, 2023. Contains excerpts from Zenju Earthlyn Manuel's book Opening to Darkness.

On this episode of Point of Relation, Thomas is joined by author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, and artist, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. They discuss the gateways in Zenju's life that put her on her spiritual path. Zenju beautifully describes the joyful curiosity of spiritual inquiry, and the power of ritual and ceremony to create sacred spaces where collective pain and trauma can be expressed, witnessed, and healed. She explores the rhythmic quality of ritual and meditative practices, and how they can help us access a deep silence from which creativity and presence naturally emerge. She and Thomas also explore the accessibility of meditation, the benefits of ancestral healing, and the spiritual qualities of social justice work.   ✨ Registration is open for Thomas' all-new, live online course: The Spiritual Healing Journey Learn more and sign up here:

This captivating dialogue between Lama Tsultrim Allione and Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel explores the significance of darkness and uncertainty in spirituality, touching on themes of Dark Retreat, wrathful female deities, lucid dreaming, Shamanic Zen, and more. Further delve into darkness as a cosmic landscape for transformation with Zenju Osho at her upcoming Dharma Talk in January 2024, where she will expand on the “deep, sacred, natural, organic process of darkness within our lives.”To register for Darkness: The Landscape of Transformation, visit this link » bit.ly/Zenju-DTBIO: Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, born to parents who migrated from rural Louisiana at the start of WWII, has walked through many different doors spiritually and academically. Ordained in the Suzuki Roshi lineage, she holds a Ph.D. and is a gifted poet and accomplished author, embodying a rich tapestry of experiences and wisdom gained through her unique journey.Her transmissions come through her books The Shamanic Bones of Zen, The Deepest Peace, Sanctuary, The Way of Tenderness, and the Black Angel Cards: 36 Oracles and Messages, her first visionary experience. She also teaches from her experience of African and Native American indigenous ceremony and her own awakening on the intersection of spirituality and systemic oppression.BIO: Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising - Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Over 55 years of practice as a monastic and a laywoman, Lama Tsultrim has fully embraced the arc of Buddhism coming to the West as well as fully embracing her experience as a woman emerging from a patriarchal structure into a — of empowerment and agency. She founded the first Western Buddhist center dedicated to the Sacred Feminine in the Buddhist tradition, and leads several long term practice paths including, Magyu, the mother lineage. She emphasizes the need for emotional development to accompany spiritual practice, leading a vibrant international community with over forty groups around the world. Connect and Continue to Experience your own Wisdom RisingFollow Lama Tsultrim Allione on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.Join the Lama Live! webcast with Lama Tsultrim Allione on YouTube.Learn more about Lama Tsultrim.

Sarah concludes Iteration 1 of Tarot for the End of Times with a conversation that unpacks the problems of "light hegemony", the virtues of Darkness, the necessity of shadow work, and the indispensable role of community throughout one's spiritual development. Find Sarah and continue the conversation on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot Want to submit a question for the Q+A Special? Comment on this episode OR send Sarah a message on Instagram! CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) FURTHER READING: “Opening to Darkness: Eight Gateways for Being with the Absence of Light in Unsettling Times" by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel "The Next Buddha May Be a Sangha" by Thich Nhat Hahn. "The Fertile Soil of Sangha"by Thich Nhat Hahn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Dharma talk by Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin on based on the book The Shamanic Bones of Zen by Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel.

From her first encounter with Zen to her life as a poet, Black activist, and Zen teacher in Suzuki Roshi's lineage, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel shares her journey and how it has been informed by the wisdom of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.  

Darkness is an inseparable part of life. Yet instead of resisting it or trying to eradicate it, as society would often have us do, how can we use darkness as fodder for our growth and evolution? In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with poet, Zen Buddhist priest, and artist Zenju Earthlyn Manuel about her new book, Opening to Darkness: Eight Gateways for Being with the Absence of Light in Unsettling Times, and how we can begin to change the way we relate to darkness and blackness.  We invite you to turn off the lights and close your eyes (assuming you're not driving), as you listen to this insightful and provocative conversation exploring “zenju,” or complete tenderness; our longing for light and the call to “enter our caves”; the connection between the bias toward light and the oppression of Black-bodied people; the evolutionary force of blackness; creativity and darkness; the notion of “the absence of light”; the price we pay by avoiding darkness at all costs; how we can't really know but can only experience light or darkness; the teacher of darkness called death, and the willingness to look at something beyond our control; the inner capacities to stay with darkness; recognizing the spiritual component to darkness; building an intuition and going beyond what is taught and learned about darkness and blackness; being with suffering; silence and darkness; and more. Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.

On the life-giving, natural practice of listening well, the core of poetry and the inextricable ties between Buddhism and true shamanism.

Today we get some surprisingly joyful insights about coping with the dread of death – whether we're concerned about our own mortality or losing those we love. It's Day Three of The Dread Project Challenge, a five-day series that investigates an emotion so many of us are struggling with lately – from our dread of the next Zoom meeting to worries that have life-and-death stakes. Each day of the challenge, we tackle dread in a different way, and offer you a fun exercise for feeling a little better, even when you're anticipating the worst. Dread of death might be the ultimate dread we face in life, but Clinical Psychologist Rachel Menzies and Death Doula Alua Arthur explain why remembering we will die – instead of trying to forget – can help us accept the inevitable.Check out dreadproject.com for more information about The Dread Project and daily prompts for The Dread Project Challenge. Please share how today's Dread Project Challenge went for you by sending us a voice memo at morethanafeeling@tenpercent.com. Don't forget to give us your name and where you're from, and you might hear yourself on an upcoming episode!Sign up for the Dread Project Listener Challenge here: dreadproject.com. If you're seeing this after the challenge has begun, don't worry! You can sign up and participate anytime.For more information about More Than A Feeling, The Dread Project, and today's guests, check out our show notes at: www.tenpercent.com/mtaf-podcast-episodes/death-but-fun. And follow us on Twitter at podfeelings.And if digging into dread is very difficult or intense for you, some additional resources that could help are listed below.Search for a therapist: Alma ZencareAPA Psychologist Locator Mental Health Resources:How Right Now | Finding What Helps Adult Mental Health Resources from the CDCMental Health America Apps:Try the Ten Percent Happier app for free for thirty days by visiting tenpercent.com/more and check out this meditation that reflects on death and mortality with Joseph Goldstein; an episode of the Twenty Percent Happier podcast that discusses working with death and difficult struggles in your meditation practice; and teacher talks that explore death with Anushka Fernandopulle, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, and Jay Michaelson. Dare App - free app to help with anxious momentsIf you are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, please click here, text 741741, or call 988.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

09/18/2022, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zazen can be a portal to opening the mind that perceives all things, even the trouble we are experiencing in the world today. The poet Rumi wrote, "I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I've been knocking from the inside." Can sitting meditation open our personal and collective minds in a way that deals with chaos? Can the mudra of our hands act as an antenna to receive all that is happening in the world and perceive it from a place of liberation?

Buddhist teacher, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel joins Banyen Books & Sound in conversation about her book, The Shamanic Bones of Zen. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, PhD, is an author, poet, ordained Zen priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Her work has been featured in Essence, Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar, On Being, CNN, CBS News, and more. She holds an MA from UCLA and a PhD in Transformative Learning from CIIS. She is the author of several books, including The Deepest Peace and Tell Me Something About Buddhism, with a forward by Thich Nhat Hanh. zenju.org.

08/10/2022, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, dharma talk at City Center. Stillness and silence is to return home in the midst of chaos in the world. In this way we are learning to trust our practice or explore ways in which it can address the changes and upheavals of the outer world.

In this final segment of Upaya’s series on The Shamanic Bones of Zen, Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel focuses on ritual as a form of celebration. In Zen, Earthlyn explains, we begin by receiving the teachings of the ancestors. When we put these teachings into practice, through the rituals of zazen and liturgy, we celebrate the ancestors of what they’ve given to us. And this celebration leads to a sense of gratitude, not only for the ancestors of the past, but for the present moment, for our lives just as they are right now. The purpose of engaging in ritual, Zenju teaches, is not to think about or conceptually engage with the teachings, however profound they may be. The purpose is to initiate our attention into life with a spirit of celebration and gratitude. Click here to pre-order your copy of The Shamanic Bones of Zen. Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel ZENJU EARTHLYN MANUEL is an author, poet, and ordained Zen Buddhist priest. She is the author of... More

In part two of Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s three part series on The Shamanic Bones of Zen, Zenju explores the power of ceremony and embodied ritual practice. Ritual, Zenju insists, is not about perfection, but about moving in “spirit time”: responding to the moment however it happens to arise; and not only responding to it, but celebrating it. The Shamanic Bones of Zen, Zenju tells us, is both about the lighter, celebratory side of Zen, and also the deeper side of Zen, which we experience when ceremony is personalized: when it is deeply felt in the body; when it lights us up from within. Ritual ceremony, however intricate it may be, is not about controlling the moment, but about letting oneself go into the particular, unrepeatable moment just as it arises. Click here to pre-order your copy of The Shamanic Bones of Zen. Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel ZENJU EARTHLYN MANUEL is an author, poet, and ordained Zen Buddhist priest. She is the author of... More

Join celebrated author and Buddhist teacher Zenju Earthlyn Manuel for a journey through The Shamanic Bones of Zen, her new book on the connections between and Zen practice and shamanic or indigenous spirituality. In this first of a three part series, Zenju encourages us to explore and cultivate the shamanic or magical elements of Buddhism, and to experience […]

This podcast is the second half of my conversation with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. We discuss several topics relating to her most recent book The Shamanic Bones of Zen, which I thoroughly recommend. We discuss how zazen (meditation) is a portal to the unseen, how freedom can be experienced amid oppression, and the importance of rituals and community. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, PhD (she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Zenju practiced in the Nichiren/Soka Gakkai tradition for 15 years. She entered Zen in 2001 and began again as a beginner on the path. The essence of all her transmissions come together in her teachings in these books: Black Angel Cards: 36 Oracles and Messages for Divining Your Life; The Deepest Peace: Contemplations From A Season of Stillness; Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging; and The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender. Her most recent book The Shamanic Bones of Zen: Revealing the Ancestral and Mystical Heart of A Sacred Tradition.SparkZen is supported by Zen Angels like yourself. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber! Get full access to SparkZen at sparkzen.substack.com/subscribe

In this podcast, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and I discuss several topics relating to her most recent book The Shamanic Bones of Zen, which I thoroughly recommend. We discuss how she came to Buddhism from her Christian upbringing, her experience as a Black woman in a predominantly white-bodied Zen tradition, birthing an oracle, and the shamanic roots of Zen and Christianity. Part two of the conversation will be published on June 19th.Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, PhD (she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Zenju practiced in the Nichiren/Soka Gakkai tradition for 15 years. She entered Zen in 2001 and began again as a beginner on the path. The essence of all her transmissions come together in her teachings in these books: Black Angel Cards: 36 Oracles and Messages for Divining Your Life; The Deepest Peace: Contemplations From A Season of Stillness; Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging; and The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender. Her most recent book The Shamanic Bones of Zen: Revealing the Ancestral and Mystical Heart of A Sacred Tradition.SparkZen is supported by Zen Angels like yourself. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber! Get full access to SparkZen at sparkzen.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I am joined by poet, Zen priest, woman of the drum, and author Zenju Earthlyn Manuel to talk about her most recent publication The Shamanic Bones of Zen. Zenju discusses the nature of zen, the transmission of Buddhism to the west, the importance of community, and the value of just being. Support Rebel Spirit Radio https://paypal.me/rebelspiritradio Zenju Earthlyn Manuel https://zenju.org/ The Shamanic Bones of Zen Shambhala Publications https://www.shambhala.com/the-shamanic-bones-of-zen-15985.html Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/books/the-shamanic-bones-of-zen-revealing-the-ancestral-spirit-and-mystical-heart-of-a-sacred-tradition/9781611809190 Connect with Rebel Spirit on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelspiritradio Twitter: @RebelSpiritRad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebelspiritradio/ https://www.rebelspiritradio.com

Monique Schubert is a dear friend who I've had the privilege of studying with, learning from, and teaching alongside. She is a beautiful soul who sees life as an extended project to make the world more beautiful, more kind, and more inclusive. She uses the tools of art, yoga, and music to educate, inspire, and connect.Monique is also a Kripalu certified teacher and helps design their teacher trainings and facilitates transformational experiences, including their 200-hour meditation teacher certification, which she is co-teaching alongside another dear friend, colleague, and past Wonder Dome guest, Sam Chase.For over 20 years she's been teaching yoga and mindfulness in the New York City area, and she brings together a wonderful background in visual arts that weaves into her mindfulness teaching and practices. She's also a member of the Resistance Revival Chorus, a powerhouse group of 60+ women and femmes who unite to sing songs from various protest traditions, such as the civil rights movement, the labor movement, and the women's movement.Infusing all of Monique's work as a teacher, an educator, an artist, a musician, and an activist, is her deep commitment to collective joy and thriving.Get Connected:The Wonder Dome Newsletter http://bit.ly/3dTfdPi​Follow Andy on Twitter http://twitter.com/cahillaguerillaFollow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/thewonderdomepod​Like us on Facebook http://facebook.com/mindfulcreative.coachConnect with Monique:omsociety.yogalinkedin.com/in/monique-schubert-mfa-4a57ba45resistancerevivalchorus.com'For All Beings' by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel - zenju.org/for-all-beings-2/Valerie June 'Astral Plane' - youtube.com/watch?v=rN35g4eLQgg Ronald McNair - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McNairResistance Revival Chorus 'Reason I Sing' featuring Valerie June - resistancerevivalchorus.bandcamp.com/track/reason-i-singAni DiFranco 'Joyful Girl' feat the Resistance Revival Chorus - youtube.com/watch?v=qS_b_ExBfWIUbuntu Philosophy - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy

This week on The Road Home Podcast we hear from Ethan Nichtern and Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. They discuss the overlap of science and spirit, the systems that oppress us, and the importance of ceremonies.Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is a poet, author, ordained Zen priest, and medicine woman of the drum. She is the dharma heir of Buddha and the late Zenkei Blanche Hartman in the Shunryu Suzuki Roshi lineage through the San Francisco Zen Center. Osho Zenju's practice is influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions. She holds a Ph.D. and worked for decades as a social science researcher, a development director for non-profit organizations and those serving women and girls, cultural arts, and mental health.Explore the intersection of Buddhism & Bhakti at the inaugural Love Serve Remember Summer Mountain Retreat August 25th - 29th in Boone, NC!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an author, Zen priest, teacher, divine seer, artist, and Drum medicine woman. Her work has been featured in Essence Magazine, CNN, CBS NEWS, KPFA Radio, Buddhadharma, and Lion's Roar. She holds a M.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning from California Institute of Integral Studies. She spoke to me from Green Gulch Farm, a Zen practice center within the San Francisco Zen Center. She is the author of “Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging,” out now from Wisdom Publications. You can find her online at Zenju.org, where she has three episodes published of her own podcast, Teachings of the Hollow Bones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an author, Zen priest, teacher, divine seer, artist, and Drum medicine woman. Her work has been featured in Essence Magazine, CNN, CBS NEWS, KPFA Radio, Buddhadharma, and Lion's Roar. She holds a M.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning from California Institute of Integral Studies. She spoke to me from Green Gulch Farm, a Zen practice center within the San Francisco Zen Center. She is the author of “Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging,” out now from Wisdom Publications. You can find her online at Zenju.org, where she has three episodes published of her own podcast, Teachings of the Hollow Bones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an author, Zen priest, teacher, divine seer, artist, and Drum medicine woman. Her work has been featured in Essence Magazine, CNN, CBS NEWS, KPFA Radio, Buddhadharma, and Lion's Roar. She holds a M.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning from California Institute of Integral Studies. She spoke to me from Green Gulch Farm, a Zen practice center within the San Francisco Zen Center. She is the author of “Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging,” out now from Wisdom Publications. You can find her online at Zenju.org, where she has three episodes published of her own podcast, Teachings of the Hollow Bones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of what Zenju Earthly shares includes: Nakedness and the beginning of zen practice.  On not promoting anything or ‘how to' … Trusting in oneself and dealing with ones chaos Witches, magic, spells and chanting Going deep with simple offerings On ancestors and acknowledging past. Oppression from a spiritual perspective Her awakening on the relative as the gateway to the absolute. To be a seer and clairsentience Ritual and Ceremony as a way to see and transform How her experience of suffering has changed The miracle and journey of being able to express herself Trauma, wounds and interconnection Dream practice, prophesy and her future book Dharani mantras Stillness and silence in the midst Pathways that support focus and create vastness  

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel joins Raghu to discuss Buddhism, Shamanism, Indigenous ceremony, the Vodou–Zen connection, taking Earth's 'strong medicine,' and religion's mystical roots.This podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/mindrollingOsho Zenju Earthlyn Marselean Manuel is a poet, author, Zen priest, medicine woman of the drum, and dharma heir of Buddha and the late Zenkei Blanche Hartman in the Shunryu Suzuki Roshi lineage through the San Francisco Zen Center. Zenju's practice is influenced by Native American and African Indigenous traditions. She participated in ceremony with Ifá diviners from Dahomey, Africa, and briefly studied Yoruba. She was raised in the Church of Christ, holds a Ph.D, and worked for decades as a social science researcher, development director for non-profit organizations serving women, girls, cultural arts, and mental health. For info, offerings & books, please visit, Zenju.orgSign up for an in-depth reworking of Ram Dass' infamous '74 Naropa Lectures, in our new Bhagavad Gita Course starting March 14th: https://www.ramdass.org/gitacourse/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an African-American Soto Zen Buddhist priest, author, poet, diviner, and medicine woman of the drum whose practices are influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions. Her new book is The Shamanic Bones of Zen: Revealing the Ancestral Spirit and Mystical Heart of a Sacred Tradition.  Her book was reviewed in the March/April 2022 issue of Spirituality & Health.

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an African-American Soto Zen Buddhist priest, author, poet, diviner, and medicine woman of the drum whose practices are influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions. Her new book is The Shamanic Bones of Zen:Revealing the Ancestral Spirit and Mystical Heart of a Sacred Tradition. Her book was reviewed in the March/April 2022 issue of Spirituality & Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel é poetisa, sacerdotisa e professora Soto Zen. Neste encontro, em que foi traduzida por Jeanne Pilli, ela falou sobre a importância das cerimônias e rituais na integração das práticas contemplativas, compartilhando suas transmissões do budismo Zen, de tradições africanas e indígenas norte-americanas. Sua prática é influenciada pelas tradições africanas e indígenas norte-americanas. Osho Zenju é doutora em Aprendizagem Transformadora e trabalhou formalmente por décadas como pesquisadora em ciências sociais e como diretora de desenvolvimento em organizações sem fins lucrativos de apoio a mulheres e meninas. Se quiser entrar na comunidade, ver esse vídeo na íntegra, praticar com meditações guiadas e seguir conosco: https://olugar.org/sim

In this episode, Wendy speaks with author, Zen priest and Buddhist teacher, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. Zenju's work highlights how the various facets of our identity can become "fertilizer" for growth on the path of spiritual and personal development. This conversation covers many topics, including: growing up in the Christian church, and the questions it raised for her; her unusual path into Buddhism; how to work with your identity while moving beyond the self; the truth of interdependence and cause & effect; two truths (relative vs. absolute) in relation to identity; bringing together spirituality and social justice; the central importance of embodiment; integration with nature; how contemplative science should proceed; and the dance between delusion and enlightenment. Full show notes and resources  

Very few of us relish chaos and disruption, but they are facts of life, given the nonnegotiable nature of change. In this episode with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, we're going to talk about how to tune into the value of disruption, and learn how to sit with the chaos. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an ordained Zen priest, holds a Ph.D., and worked for decades as a social science researcher and development director for non-profit organizations. She is also a prolific author.In this conversation we'll explore: what to do with the unknown and not having any answers; the power of a “sip of silence” (her term); what she means by the phrase “death as a doorway to tenderness;” how she defines tenderness - a word that can easily get bogged down in sloppy sentimentality; and what she meant when she wrote “I'm not advocating love as an answer to all of the ills of the world. Then again, it is just that simple to be love.”Content Warning: There are brief mentions of assault; spiritual, sexual, and substance abuse; and racism, including a recent incident Zenju experienced herself. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and Roshi Joan Halifax engage in a dialogue to discuss the shamanic practice that is zen. She invites us into seeing za zen as a daily ceremony, a ceremonial elixir that is devoid of the clutter of the world. She invites us to see this ritual that we can re-engage with […]

Zen Earthlyn Manuel gives the ninth and last talk on "The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women. on "The Possibilities in What We See."

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ADZG 912 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

So much discourse is wasted on complaining. We want to tell others how the “other” has hurt us. We wallow in our suffering rather than allowing it to transform us into something new. The book, The Deepest Peace, by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is a POWERFUL book that challenges us to see peace in spite of the violence.

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.We've heard the word Zen everywhere in American society.  Americans use the word “Zen” a million times more than Japanese, so by this point the word is overused and oversaturated and we don't really even know what it means anymore.  As a matter of fact, it is extremely difficult to define Zen because it’s an ultimately embodied practice: in other words, without actually “practicing” it, you will not even begin to understand the benefit of Zen.  You cannot just theorize and intellectualize Zen!  However, to do the show Zen in Carving the Divine TV, we will do our best to give you an idea of what you are getting into.  Yes! We brought the best of the best.  We have the legendary Soto Zen priest Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel today!  We will discuss Zen for the people who have little or no experience in Zen.   But, rest assured!  We will start from the basics and then we will go in deep so that even those of you with experience will greatly benefit from the teachings of one the best Zen practitioners in the world! We will be asking important questions such as:What does Zen mean to you? How is the Zen different/unique from other sects of Buddhism? What kind of expectation do people have when they come to Zen practice? What is the difference between therapy and dharma? Is it wrong to look for spirituality in Zen? What does “Zen is good for nothing” mean? What are the benefits of Zen? When do we see the benefit of Zen? What is the difference between shikantaza and zazen? "Zen and Meditation" - with Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel #carvingthedivineWhat is the right posture of zazen? What the purpose of staring at the wall while sitting?  What is the story behind “the white wall”?How many hours do you expect to meditate if you are a beginner and how many hours do you meditate?How could zen help to overcome difficult circumstances/situations such as discrimination (racism/sexism/homophobia)? How can we do simple Zen meditation at home?  Or can we do it? Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, an ordained Zen Buddhist priest, is the author of The Deepest Peace: Contemplations From A Season of Stillness; Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging; and The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender. More at zenju.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine)

Sensei Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an ordained Zen priest and the dharma heir of Buddha in the Suzuki Roshi lineage through the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC). She is the author of several books including The Deepest Peace: Contemplations from a Season of Stillness, Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging, The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender, and Be Love: An Exploration of Our Deepest Desire.

Are we going to embolden white supremacy or are we going to embolden healing and transformation?

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an author, Zen priest, teacher, divine seer, artist, and Drum medicine woman. Her work has been featured in Essence Magazine, CNN, CBS NEWS, KPFA Radio, Buddhadharma, and Lion's Roar. She holds a M.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning from California Institute of Integral Studies. She spoke to me from Green Gulch Farm, a Zen practice center within the San Francisco Zen Center. She is the author of “Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging,” out now from Wisdom Publications. You can find her online at Zenju.org, where she has three episodes published of her own podcast, Teachings of the Hollow Bones.

We open with Dr. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, author, visual artist, drummer, and Zen Buddhist priest, lives in Oakland, CA where she teaches at The East Bay Meditation Center and leads a small practice group in her home. She was ordained by Blanche Hartman and her priest training is being guided by Abbess Kiku Christina Lehnherr. Her book Tell Me Something About Buddhism (Hampton Roads Publishing, 2011) includes a foreword written by Thich Nhat Hanh, with poetry and illustrations by Zenju Earthlyn. She is also the author of the Black Angels Cards. Monica Anderson,  the founder and owner of Sankofa Events Project Management. www.SankofaEvents.com joins us to celebrate the successful Oakland premiere of Shola Lynch's Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners, this past Tuesday. Our next guest Mia Pascal is a woman with many talents. She joins us to talk about her 30 minute solo piece,  "Heartbreak Velocity", in two group shows, one at DIVAFest in San Francisco, week 2, May 18, 8 p.m. at the Exit Theatre on Eddy, and the second performance, at The Marsh in Berkeley in its Tell It on Tuesdays solo performances, May 28, 7 (music, 7:30 (show). We close with Meklit Hadero is two parts, with Quinn DeVeaux. The two perform tonight at Davies After Hours Concert bringing an original take on Beethoven's Missa Solemis. Mina Girgis, Executive Dir. and co-founder with Meklit of The Nile Project, close the morning show. It is, as is said, all the way LIVE (smile). Visit thenileproject.org