UnMind: Zen Moments With Great Cloud

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Buddhism #96

A podcast of original teachings and music by Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston Roshi, guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order.

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  • 161: Election Year Zen part 6
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  • 160: The Three Marks of Dukkha part 3
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  • 159: The Three Marks of Dukkha part 2
    Jun 19, 2024 – 00:13:38
  • 158: The Three Marks of Dukkha part 1
    Jun 12, 2024 – 00:17:01
  • 157: Election Year Zen part 5
    Jun 5, 2024 – 00:17:46
  • 156: Design of Future Zen part 4
    May 29, 2024 – 00:17:32
  • 155: Design of Future Zen part 3
    May 22, 2024 – 00:18:47
  • 154: Design of Future Zen part 2
    May 15, 2024 – 00:15:04
  • 153: Design of Future Zen part 1
    May 8, 2024 – 00:15:30
  • 152: Election Year Zen part 4
    May 1, 2024 – 00:18:56
  • 151: Three Jewel Design part 3
    Apr 24, 2024 – 00:20:03
  • 150: Three Jewel Design part 2
    Apr 17, 2024 – 00:19:30
  • 149: Three Jewels Design part 1
    Apr 10, 2024 – 00:19:11
  • 148: Election Year Zen #3
    Apr 3, 2024 – 00:15:13
  • 147: Zen and Zero
    Mar 27, 2024 – 00:21:35
  • 146: Zen and Design Thinking
    Mar 20, 2024 – 00:21:40
  • 145: Time and Zen
    Mar 13, 2024 – 00:17:09
  • 144: Election Year Zen part 2
    Mar 6, 2024 – 00:17:25
  • 143: Zen = More is Less
    Feb 28, 2024 – 00:17:49
  • 142: Zen = Less is More
    Feb 21, 2024 – 00:14:20
  • 141: Teaching Design and Teaching Zen
    Feb 7, 2024 – 00:15:04
  • 140: Teaching Zen and Teaching Design part 1
    Jan 31, 2024 – 00:12:52
  • 139: Zen and Politics
    Jan 24, 2024 – 00:15:22
  • UnMind December 2023 Announcement
    Dec 13, 2023 – 00:02:05
  • 138: Zen and Zazen
    Dec 6, 2023 – 00:19:35
  • 137: Compassion and Passion
    Nov 22, 2023 – 00:15:03
  • 136: War and Karma
    Nov 15, 2023 – 00:16:42
  • 135: Updated Noble Path part 2
    Nov 8, 2023 – 00:16:00
  • 134: Updated Four Noble Truths part 1
    Nov 1, 2023 – 00:13:58
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    Oct 25, 2023 – 00:16:00
  • 132: Human Nature vs Buddha Nature 1
    Oct 18, 2023 – 00:13:58
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    Oct 11, 2023 – 00:17:24
  • 130: Personal vs Communal
    Oct 4, 2023 – 00:20:02
  • 129: Turning Points in the Zen Life part 2
    Sep 27, 2023 – 00:16:07
  • 128: Turning Points in the Zen Life
    Sep 20, 2023 – 00:14:53
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    Sep 13, 2023 – 00:20:23
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    Sep 6, 2023 – 00:16:19
  • 125: Zen at Home
    Aug 30, 2023 – 00:16:21
Recent Reviews
  • Drew Coffman
    Beautiful meditative moments
    You will love these unique (and wonderfully produced!) episodes that bring a moment of Zen to your day. Creative and captivating.
  • arielwolpe
    Never heard Zen teachings like this
    I’m so used to Zen podcasts being long, monotonous lectures. This is so much more dynamic and digestible! The music is such a nice touch, it draws my attention back in constantly, so I feel like I absorb everything
  • ellislane
    Brilliant blend of art, zen and music
    One of America’s most senior Zen masters, Taiun (Great Cloud) Michael Elliston is also a master of creativity. This show blends his original music, visual art and words into small, sublime moments of enlightenment.
  • portalkeeper
    Unique flavor of Zen
    As a Soto Zen teacher, Elliston Roshi brings a rural background, design training, and artistic flair to Zen that you won’t find anywhere else.
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