Zen at the Sharp End
This is the podcast about how to turn difficult people and relationships into your best teachers. In each episode we'll be exploring different varieties of people, relationships and situations that we find irritating, difficult or painful. Together with a number of Zen friends, I'll be discussing how the practices of Buddhism and mindfulness can help us see our difficult people – in arenas as diverse as fellow commuters, the workplace, neighbours and family – as troublesome buddhas, our greatest teachers.
Podcasting since 2022 • 31 episodes
Zen at the Sharp End
Latest Episodes
Non-violent communication - with Claralynn Nunamaker
Claralynn Nunamaker grew up in Chicago. She first encountered Chinese philosophy when at university and particularly resonated with the Dao De Jing. She studied Chinese and spent some time in China before moving to moving to Ukiah, California, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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42:51
Is that so? - with Steve James
Steve grew up in a Christian family on the Shetland Islands (off the northern coast of Scotland) and was very involved in church growing up. This provided the foundation for a life-long interest in spiritual investigation, philosophy, world mys...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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41:35
Troublesome encounters in the dream world - with Charlie Morley
Charlie Morley is a bestselling author and teacher of lucid dreaming, shadow integration and Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep. Since early childhood, Charlie has been fascinated by lucid dreaming. His interest in Buddhism was piqued after readi...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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38:30
Everyone is essentially a troublesome buddha! - with Matt
Matt has asked that I use only his first name to preserve his anonymity. Matt has been a member of the Zenways sangha for some years. He came to meditation originally through an interest in Asian martial arts and is now an authorised teacher of...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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40:41
Coming face-to-face with money, wealth and finances - with Spencer Sherman
Spencer Sherman’s journey started in the late 80s when he had a panic attack and ran into his burning office building to retrieve his client files, sparking a realisation that he had valued money higher than his own life. This inspired him to b...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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45:14