Be the Change Radio

Re-broadcast of Zen Mountain Monastery monastic Hojin on being the change and Art and Creative Process.

Further conversation with Amy Shoko Brown on the Four Immeasurables: Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. In this Christmas season, how can we bring light to our dark places?

Don Symanski is a kyudo teacher, a bow maker and a photographer. He recently led a weekend photography workshop at Zen Mountain Monastery entitled “Beginner’s Eye.” This show was recorded at WZEN.org on October 16th, 2011.

Amy Shoko Brown on the Four Immeasurables: Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. The four immeasurables, also known as the Brahma Viharas are found in one brief and beautiful prayer: May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes, May all sentient beings be free of suffering and its causes, May all sentient beings never be [...]

In today’s show we’ll be discussing aspects of the structure, guidance and support that Amy uses in her life-coaching program. In the midst of a long winter, our shadow side, our negative habits and emotions, can grab hold with a fury or a dull ache. The conversation today will continue to Create A Bigger Container [...]

Dr. Stephanie Kaza, Director of Environmental Studies and Professor of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont talks with us about approaching “green living” from a contemplative perspective, acknowledging the interdependence of all things. She encourages us to take action at whatever level resonates with us: in our homes, our towns, our state, [...]

Listen: Be the Change 2010-11-24 A couple of days before the American holiday most associated with eating too much, we speak with Kaijun, a monastic at Zen Mountain Monastery, about thanksgiving, gratitude and joy. Although Thanksgiving Day is a time of feasting on food, it’s also a fine opportunity for feasting on the joy of [...]

Rebroadcast of our conversation with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei, the spiritual director of the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism, and the abbot of the Zen Center of NYC. Among other projects, Shugen is concerned with fostering an integration of religious practice with environmental awareness. For a slightly different take on the same subject, [...]

Listen: Be the Change 2010-11-03 Dr. Brenda Shoshanna, the author of Fearless (The 7 Principles of Peace of Mind), returns to Be the Change Radio. We will be talking today about relationship building and loving without fear.

Listen: Be the Change 2010-08-11 Zen monastic and artist Hojin returns to Be the Change Radio to continue our conversation about art and creativity as a force for change.