Roshi Jundo Cohen on Zen, AI, Transhumanism and Saving the World

02/18/22 • 130 min

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Many of you know that I am a fan of Buddhism in general and Zen Buddhism in particular. So I’ve always wanted to get a Zen Master on the podcast. I never imagined, however, that there is a Zen Master who has listened to almost every episode of my show. But the universe is a [...]

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