10 Podcast Episodes
#043: Peter Levitt on How Mindfulness Is Creativity
#043: Peter Levitt on How Mindfulness Is Creativity
In this beautiful and enlightening conversation Scott Johnson talks to Zen teacher, poet and author Peter Levitt about h... Read more
8 Apr 2023
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1hr 26mins
With Guest Peter Levitt
With Guest Peter Levitt
Peter Levitt is a Zen teacher in the Shunryu Suzuki lineage who has published many books of poetry. He's worked with Kaz... Read more
9 Jul 2022
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2hr 25mins
Peter Levitt; In Praise of Libraries
Peter Levitt; In Praise of Libraries
Peter Levitt is a poet and a translator who lives on Salt Spring Island.
6 Mar 2021
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6mins
Kaz Tanahashi & Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 5b of 5)
Kaz Tanahashi & Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 5b of 5)
Participants are invited to share their experience during the workshop and appreciation of the teachers and also of tran... Read more
27 Jun 2020
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1hr 7mins
Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 5a of 5)
Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 5a of 5)
Sensei Peter Levitt reads and guides us in interpreting the stillness in two more poems that exemplify Hanshan’s still m... Read more
27 Jun 2020
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32mins
Kaz Tanahashi & Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 4b of 5)
Kaz Tanahashi & Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 4b of 5)
Haiku participants read aloud Hanshan poems that resonate with them. The original recording had uneven volume due to som... Read more
26 Jun 2020
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52mins
Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 4a of 5)
Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 4a of 5)
Sensei Peter Levitt directs a heartfelt discussion about how the imagery is coming alive. Hanshan writes, “Who would gue... Read more
26 Jun 2020
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48mins
Kaz Tanahashi & Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 3 of 5)
Kaz Tanahashi & Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 3 of 5)
Sensei Kaz begins by giving a background about the poet, Hanshan, and the one record we have about a sighting of him. Di... Read more
25 Jun 2020
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58mins
Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 2 of 5)
Peter Levitt: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 2 of 5)
Sensei Peter talks about the way we can enter Hanshan’s world through his poetry, how his imagery works, and the Hanshan... Read more
24 Jun 2020
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1hr 11mins
Peter Levitt & Kaz Tanahashi: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 1 of 5)
Peter Levitt & Kaz Tanahashi: Poetry of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (Part 1 of 5)
Of the many mountain hermits who lived in southeastern China during the Tang dynasty, approximately 1300 years ago, the ... Read more
23 Jun 2020
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1hr 3mins