#117 From ‚Whoness‘ to ‚Whatness‘ & the 4 tenets of Buddhism - Interview with Zen Master Baker Roshi

NEUER PODCAST / FROM ‚WHONESS‘ TO ‚WHATNESS‘ & THE 4 TENETS OF BUDDHISM - INTERVIEW WITH ZEN MASTER BAKER ROSHI

In this podcast I am speaking to a very special guest: Zen Master Baker Roshi, teaching Zen Buddhism since 60 years. My parents are both students of him so I know him since I was a little child playing and drawing pictures while my parents where listening to his Zen lectures or meditating. I feel honored he took this invitation and speak to us about very important topics in this podcast.

In this episode we speak about the meaning of Zen, the 4 tenets of Buddhism, what Enlightment means and the shift and practice from ‚whoness‘ to ‚whatness‘. About our future and what we can contribute for a better world. Enjoy listening and please share this episode with your family and friends if you find it helpful 🙏🏼✨

LINKS: Book Recommendation: Zen Mind, Beginners Mind - Shunryu Suzuki (Unbedingt lesen!)

Zen Buddhistisches, Meditation’s & Retreat Zentrum: https://www.dharma-sangha.de

Online Vorträge: https://live.dharma-sangha.de

Biography of Zentatsu Richard Baker Roshi:

Zentatsu Richard Baker is the Founder and Head Teacher of the Dharma Sangha centers in the United States and Europe. In the United States he lives at the Crestone Mountain Zen Center in Colorado; and in Germany, at the Zen Buddhist Zentrum Schwarzwald in the Black Forest, Germany. He has been teaching Zen-Buddhism for 60 years. From January through May, he lives and teaches in the USA, and from May through December he lives and teaches in Europe. At present, he gives online lectures every Sunday afternoon, which are open to anyone who is interested.

He is the Dharma Successor of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the first Zen Master to establish residential and monastic practice for laypeople and monks in the West. Suzuki Roshi is also the author of Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind. In 1966, with and for Suzuki Roshi, Baker Roshi co-founded the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in California, the first traditional Zen monastery outside of Asia.