About this Episode
Episode 3: "Self & Other"
“Self?”
Amos on what's awesome and troubling about Zen Buddhism. Bonus #StarWars content for maximum engagement and SEO optimization.“Other?”
Sophie on why Democratic Socialism is a thing and not the thing that Bernie Sanders talks about.
Episode Links
- The Gateless Gate 無門關 — This is the Mumonkan, the collection of koans that Amos read from.
- Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center: Michael Downing: 9781582432540: Amazon.com: Books — A fantastic oral history of sex and financial scandals in one corder of American Zen.
- Stories of Mr. Keuner: Bertolt Brecht, Martin Chalmers: 9780872863835: Amazon.com: Books — This is the one Sophie mentioned where the guy says "no" at the end.
- Rosa Luxemburg - Wikipedia