Miranda Javid's guest appearances

Miranda Javid

Angel City Zen Center - Beginners Only Podcast

Dave Cuomo

Stephen Batchelor

Emma Roy

Emily Eslami

Curtis Fabens

Brad Warner

Jack Taylor

Sara Campbell

Craig French

Colleen Schneider

Jason Dodge

Jared Wynn

Gesshin Greenwood

Cat Kilmer

Gyokei Yokoyama

OwlTail

Miranda Javid brings some light to the tricky and relatable issue of feeling like an imposter in the zendo. Is it possible to fake it in zazen? Can anything or anyone ultimately be inauthentic? And what do we do when we feel that way anyway? Miranda looks into imposter syndrome as a modern phenomenon, and what our old friends Sunryu Suzuki and old Master Linji might have to say about how to being yourself when that self forgets exactly where it’s supposed to fit in. Along the way the sangha discusses what authenticity might really mean, whether goalless practice is a blank check to get it wrong, how to work with a teacher in a world of no ranks, and how to avoid giggling inappropriately while discussing “secretions” in a talk called “faking it…”

Miranda Javid - Faking It

Miranda Javid - What Am I Doing Here??