John Nomura's guest appearances

John Nomura

Mandarin Blueprint

Seattle Soto Zen

Chris Cain

Ricky Gervais

Norman Fischer

Ryan Smith

Chris Young

Tim Burnett

Morgan Freeman

Danny DeVito

Paul Rudd

Jeff Bickner

Janet Jackson

Yoko Ono

Chuck Norris

Dana Paramita

Eric Brown

OwlTail

This case study is about John and how TMBM has helped him improve his Chinese compared to his classes at the University of Minnesota.

Interview with John Nomura – University Learning vs. Mandarin Blueprint

John concludes his two part talk about American Sutra.

American Sutra: Turning the destiny of a nation (John Nomura)

Our own John Nomura was born in the Japanese Internment Camps during WWII, so it's no wonder he was greatly moved by American Sutra, a history of Buddhism in the Internment Camps.What was meant to be a sort of book report became a weaving narrative between stories from the book, first person experiences and stories from his family, covering themes of a resilient people who refused to relinquish their dignity, personal protests and the relentless pursuit of mythological trout by sneaking out of the camps in the dead of night.It was a time when Americans turned against Americans and immigrants in a witch hunt whipped up by a paranoid government.  Sounded all too familiar...

Our own John Nomura was born in the Japanese Internment Camps during WWII, so it's no wonder he was greatly moved by American Sutra, a history of Buddhism in the Internment Camps. What was meant to be a sort of book report became a weaving narrative between stories from the book, first person experiences and stories from his family, covering themes of a resilient people who refused to relinquish their dignity, personal protests and the relentless pursuit of mythological trout by sneaking out of the camps in the dead of night. It was a time when Americans turned against Americans and immigrants in a witch hunt whipped up by a paranoid government.  Sounded all too familiar...

American Sutra: Hero of the legendary trout (John Nomura)

John takes us through the process of entering our zendo, taking your seat and sitting in silence with us.  He shows us proper posture and explores the mental experience of practice, as well.This video is a great place to start your practice with us. This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1063

John takes us through the process of entering our zendo, taking your seat and sitting in silence with us.  He shows us proper posture and explores the mental experience of practice, as well. This video is a great place to start your practice with us. This talk is also presented in video here: <a href="https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1063" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1063</a>

Sitting zazen with us (John Nomura)