Podcast
Knot Zen
Hosted by School of Names · EN
Knot Zen: an episodic podcast that tackles Zen, Daoism, and other things not related to Zen!
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The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 5 - Chapter 2: Equalizing Assessments Of Things
Aug 901:22:25Tap to summarizeWe're back and we're bold! In this Episode we tackle the first half of the second chapter of the Zhaunzgzi! Get ready for some heady, complicated, funny, philosophy!
Transcribe →The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 4: Huizi's Great Gourd and Stinktree
Jan 30, 202401:46:41Tap to summarizeWelcome back! In this episode Jay, Jim and Kevin talk about use and uselessness, myopic imaginations, and radically different readings of the Zhaungzi! Is Daoism meant to be read as a liberatory text, or a more hermetic interpretation? Niether? Come on in and decide for yourself!
Transcribe →The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 3: Shoulder Self And Unk Linkin'
Nov 2, 202301:35:25Tap to summarizeTune in to this episode for some CRAZY Daoist wisdom as two dudes with really, really, cool names go head to head on the topic of... er... what the diets of virgin-like spirits are? No, no, really, we really stumble into some awesome insights this episode, specifically around the "Dao Of Forgetting," which blew my mind! Anywho, for those interested this is the third story of the first Chapter of the Zhuangzi, staring Shoulder Self and Unk Linkin. The translation of the Zhuangzi is done by none other than Brook Ziporyn. Check him out!
Transcribe →The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 2: Yao and Xu You
Oct 8, 202301:32:55Tap to summarizeThis week we continue with the stories from the first chapter of the Zhaungzi, 'Wandering Far and Unfettered'! It's basically a conversation between these two based rulers of ancient China talking about even more ancient and based rulers of ancient-er China. If you are interested in how one RULES things, and whats the deal with all these titles we give ourselves, you should totally check out this episode!
Transcribe →The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 1: Peng And Kun
Sep 19, 202301:32:06Tap to summarizeHey, there listener! Long time no see! Welcome to the Zhuangzi Arc of Knotzen! We decided to breathe new life into the podcast by studying what is NOT Zen... so we took up the classic of Daoism, the infamous, the long-winded (and convoluted), Zhuangzi! We also have a new guy, and he's bloody smart. Anyway, today we are looking at the very first story from the very first chapter of the Zhuangzi, "Wandering Far and Unfettered." If you like fish, birds, and philosophies that are radically skeptical towards any sort of conventional, or non-conventional, essentialism, then you're gonna love this episode!
Transcribe →Calling the Attendant
Dec 21, 202101:29:11Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Jiufeng's Head and Tail
Dec 15, 202102:10:39Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Rhino Fan
Dec 7, 202101:11:07Tap to summarizeContemplating - a tough topic to think about! We do it anyway, so does that make us knot zen? Let the fans decide
Transcribe →Yunmen's Teaching
Nov 29, 202101:14:45Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →A Man of Great Powers
Nov 19, 202101:22:07Tap to summarizeNo description available
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