Ep 5: Rev. Mark Unno on Buddhism, Community, and Global Crisis
08/21/23 • 108 min
I catch up with Rev. Mark Unno, my former thesis advisor in college, about Buddhism, community, and what a Buddhist-based social action could be in the face of global crises. Rev. Unno is Professor of Buddhist Studies & Department Head of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon, specializing in Pure Land, Zen, and Shingon Buddhism. He is the 14th generation minister of Shin Buddhism in his family. He is also the President of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies.
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Host: Ben Hawes
Music: terjerselfanewone by Ben Hawes/Jungjungle
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I catch up with Rev. Mark Unno, my former thesis advisor in college, about Buddhism, community, and what a Buddhist-based social action could be in the face of global crises. Rev. Unno is Professor of Buddhist Studies & Department Head of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon, specializing in Pure Land, Zen, and Shingon Buddhism. He is the 14th generation minister of Shin Buddhism in his family. He is also the President of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies.
**If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider giving us five stars on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify. It will help the show get in front of new listeners! Much appreciated -- Ben**
Watch on The Liminauts channel on YouTube.
Host: Ben Hawes
Music: terjerselfanewone by Ben Hawes/Jungjungle
Support this podcast on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Formerly a Zen Buddhist nun in the Kwan Um school of Zen, Ji Hyang Padma is currently the Buddhist Chaplain at Tufts, Northeastern, and Brandeis Universities. With a doctorate in transpersonal psychology, she also offers spiritual counseling, Reiki and astrology readings in private practice. Dr. Ji Hyang is the author of two books, Living the Season: Zen Practice for Transformative Times, and Field of Blessings: Ritual and Consciousness in the Work of Buddhist Healers. We talk about the challenges of monasticism in America, and what Buddhist meditation has to do with health, intuition and subtle energy.
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Resources for those experiencing spiritual emergencies or need help integrating spiritually transformative experiences:
https://www.spiritualemergence.org/
https://www.mountainpath.org/post/spiritually-transformative-experiences
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Host: Ben Hawes
Music: terjerselfanewone by Ben Hawes/Jungjungle
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