Gesshin Claire Greenwood's guest appearances

Gesshin Claire Greenwood

The Tattooed Buddha

The Classical Ideas Podcast

Sit, Breathe, Bow

Japan Station: A Podcast About Japan by JapanKyo.com

Moore Roshi

Michael Vanhartingsveldt

Jeong Ji

Anita Feng

Samira Mehta

Harold Morales

Mark Van Buren

Richard Lloyd Parry

Benjamin Rolsky

Mary DeMocker

Margaret Winslow

Sarah Anne Shockley

Cristina Rosetti

Paul Stephenson

Anthony Kaldellis

OwlTail

Gesshin Claire Greenwood is the author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later and the popular blog That’s So Zen. She trained in Japanese Zen monasteries, including in the kitchen, for several years before returning to the United States to obtain a master’s degree in East Asian Studies. She lives in San Francisco, where she cooks, teaches meditation, and works in the mental-health field. Find her online: https://www.gesshin.net https://twitter.com/GesshinClaire Buy "Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan's Buddhist Temples here. Follow this show: https://twitter.com/Classical_Ideas Classical Ideas Patreon Page

Gesshin Claire Greenwood is the author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later and the popular blog That’s So Zen. She trained in Japanese Zen monasteries, including in the kitchen, for several years before returning to the United States to obtain a master’s degree in East Asian Studies. She lives in San Francisco, where she cooks, teaches meditation, and works in the mental-health field. Find her online: <a href="https://www.gesshin.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gesshin.net</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GesshinClaire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/GesshinClaire</a> Buy "Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan's Buddhist Temples <a href="https://www.newworldlibrary.com/Books/ProductDetails/tabid/64/SKU/85820/Default.aspx#.XTr0B5NKhmA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Follow this show: <a href="https://twitter.com/Classical_Ideas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Classical_Ideas</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/classicalideaspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Classical Ideas Patreon Page</a>

Ep 127: Gesshin Claire Greenwood on "Just Enough," Oryoki, and Japanese Cooking 

Episode six of the Japan Station podcast is here and this time we're talking about Zen. Gesshin Claire Greenwood is a Zen priest and the author of the book Bow First, Ask Questions Later: Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan. Funny, intense, and thought-provoking, the book chronicles the more than five years Gesshin spent in Japan training in Zen and living in monasteries. During her time in Japan she trained at both a temple monastery in Okayama Prefecture called Toshō-ji and an extremely strict monastery for Zen nuns in Aichi Prefecture called Niso-do. In this episode we talk about whether Zen is a religion, what led Gesshin to go to Japan, whether not knowing Japanese when she began training in Japan was an advantage, the difficulties of monastic life, a hilarious story involving a bullet train ride and faxed instructions on how to put on her kesagōri (a type of monastic pack for carrying one's belongings), a famous Koan about a monk killing a cat, and much much more. You won't achieve enlightened after listening to this episode, but it certainly won't hurt!

Episode six of the Japan Station podcast is here and this time we're talking about Zen. Gesshin Claire Greenwood is a Zen priest and the author of the book Bow First, Ask Questions Later: Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan. Funny, intense, and thought-provoking, the book chronicles the more than five years Gesshin spent in Japan training in Zen and living in monasteries. During her time in Japan she trained at both a temple monastery in Okayama Prefecture called Toshō-ji and an extremely strict monastery for Zen nuns in Aichi Prefecture called Niso-do. In this episode we talk about whether Zen is a religion, what led Gesshin to go to Japan, whether not knowing Japanese when she began training in Japan was an advantage, the difficulties of monastic life, a hilarious story involving a bullet train ride and faxed instructions on how to put on her kesagōri (a type of monastic pack for carrying one's belongings), a famous Koan about a monk killing a cat, and much much more. You won't achieve enlightened after listening to this episode, but it certainly won't hurt!

06 Talking Zen with Gesshin Claire Greenwood

Gesshin Claire Greenwood has been practicing Vipassana and Zen for over 12 years. She’s an ordained Zen priest and spent over 5 years in Japan, training in monasteries, studying, and teaching. Gesshin is involved with Blue Cliff Sangha in Long Beach, CA. She is the author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later: Reluctant Wisdom on Ordination, Love, and Zen Training in Japan. Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. https://ianwhitemaher.com/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Providence Zen Center. http://providencezen.org/

Gesshin Claire Greenwood has been practicing Vipassana and Zen for over 12 years. She’s an ordained Zen priest and spent over 5 years in Japan, training in monasteries, studying, and teaching. Gesshin is involved with Blue Cliff Sangha in Long Beach, CA. She is the author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later: Reluctant Wisdom on Ordination, Love, and Zen Training in Japan. Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. <a href="https://ianwhitemaher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ianwhitemaher.com/</a> Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Providence Zen Center. <a href="http://providencezen.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://providencezen.org/</a>