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Recent Episodes

ABC #181: Pointers To Insight (Part 4)

Posted July 30, 2020 • 00:11:45

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, Morinaga is a new student of Zen and is learning the hard...

ABC #180: Pointers To Insight (Part 3)

Posted July 29, 2020 • 00:15:59

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, he meets his first Buddhist teacher. [Photo source.] Watch...

ABC #179: Pointers To Insight (Part 2)

Posted July 28, 2020 • 00:12:29

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, Morinaga returns to school after fighting in WWII, and struggles...

ABC #178: Pointers To Insight (Part 1)

Posted July 27, 2020 • 00:11:34

In which I read from and discuss Pointers To Insight, an autobiographical essay by Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. This is part 1 of however many it takes,...

ABC #177: Poetry Fridays with Martin Willits Jr.

Posted July 24, 2020 • 00:09:55

In which Martin Willits Jr. reads his poetry. Martin Willitts Jr. has 26 chapbooks (with two national contest winners) and 20 full-length collections...