In this episode we talk to Michael McCord, president of San Francisco Zen Center, on bringing Zen practices into daily life and work, and how enlightenment is seen as an ongoing process of increasing awareness, not a fixed end state to achieve.

• Includes a guided meditation introducing the Zen practice of breath counting.

To learn more about Michael McCord, please visit these San Franciso Zen Center pages: https://www.sfzc.org/ https://blogs.sfzc.org/blog/2024/09/10/meet-sfzcs-new-president-michael-mccord/ https://www.sfzc.org/teachers/sozan-michael-mccord and on YouTube: @SFZenCenter Or email him at: [email protected]

The Zen manual discussed in this episode is the Tenzo Kyokun (Instructions for the Cook). This site has links to a few translations: https://www.themathesontrust.org/library/instructions-cook-tenzo-kyokun

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