Buddhist Geeks 209: The Way of Everyday Life (Karen Maezen Miller)

A new episode of the Buddhist Geeks featuring a teacher with whom I am not familiar - always nice to be introduced to new people.

BG 209: The Way of Everyday Life

28. Feb, 2011 by Karen Maezen Miller

Download

Episode Description:

We’re joined this week by mother, author, and Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller. Maezen speaks directly to the need to see through the dualisms that we create in our lives, and speaks specifically about the dualism of being a parent and a practitioner. She shares advice on how to not make one part of our life battle with other parts, and explores an empowering understanding of what monastic forms have contributed to us. She also speaks about the misunderstandings that can plague our meditation practice, and where these originate from.

Episode Links:

• KarenMaezenMiller.com
• Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life
• Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood
• Hazy Moon Zen Center

Transcript

Karen Maezen Miller

Karen Maezen Miller is an errant wife, delinquent mother, reluctant dog walker, and expert laundress, as well as a Zen Buddhist priest and teacher, or sensei, at the Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles. She offers retreats and workshops around the country.

Tags: Buddhism, duality, dharma, Buddhist Geeks, podcast, 209, The Way of Everyday Life, Karen Maezen Miller, Vince Horn, Zen parenting, meditation, Zen