Blue Collar Zen

The Origin Story of our Mother Temple, Sudeoksa.COTTON SOCK FLOWER A/K/A THE HUNTER & THE LADYLive in front of an audience at the Detroit Zen Center!Eighteen Hundred years ago, a young academic man named Sudok went out on a hunt with his servant, and came across a mysterious young lady in the forest. A heart churning tale of both joy and misery unfolded, as the young man is led all the way up the spiritual path by his true love.

The extreme punishment for a thief -- his foot is chopped off -- transforms him into a sage. Join us in the tea room as Sunim reads the story of the great sage Tumbledown, as told by Confucius, and then he and Myungju discuss the way forward for all of us to become free.

A story within a story. An unremarkable monk, a scholar, a young disciple. A loving wife, a foolish husband. Their lives separated by time, yet cross on a mountain-top, fire & weeds their teachers. ------------------------ We are seeking podcast support. Blue Collar Zen Podcast is a free offering, and we want to keep it that way, but need support. To date we have received less than $100 in podcast support. We recently purchased a second mic and a mixer, and plan to offer a new episode each month. It takes a full day to produce each episode. Won't you give if you listen?!   Support through Paypal: www.paypal.me/detroitzencenter Support through Venmo: #detroitzencenter Support through Donorbox: www.detroitzencenter.org/memberships Support through Spotify Podcasts (credit card): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bluecollarzendetroit/support

War: The curse of humanity. An old man with a wrangled & broken arm shares his story from youth, of being the lone surviving man in the entire region, of a long & bloody war in 8th century China that killed 10 million men over the course of decades. A story in the book of prose & poems by Po Ch'u I, a famous poet & Taoist of 8th century China. Translated by David Hinton.

A simple cook shares the Way of Tao with his ruler (the Emperor).