Isra García Lab | TAITEN ROSHI: THE ZEN WAY, ZAZEN & DISRUPTING THE MIND || Podcast Isra Garcia - 205 @/IsraGarc%C3%ADaIG | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
"I'm not using the verb 'to be'; it is a problem for my teachings" - #Zen Master Taiten Guareschi. Isra Garcia interviews the honourable Jūdō and #ZenMaster, Taiten Guareschi, about an entire life devoted to practising #Zazen at every moment while finding awe in misunderstandings and enjoying the risk and vulnerabilities of being human. We deconstruct some of his most provocative and essential learnings and thoughts. And also dissects how he followed the lead of his three great masters, Taisen Deshimaru Rōshi and Narita Shūyū Rōshi, and Cesare Baroli, and created his Way while founding and teaching at the Fudenji Monastery (Fidenza, Italy).
"'I' generates compulsive thinking, you don't listen, you are only worried by what your thought affirms, but Zazen breaks this compulsive thinking"
Taiten Guareschi Zen Master and Isra Garcia zen apprentice
"I'm a Buddhist, but being a good observer, I can become a good Christian" - Zen Master Taiten Guareschi.
"Existence is not limited only to humanity"
Interview with Zen Master Fausto Taiten Guareschi from Fundenji Monastery
"Why don't we steal from the poor and give to the rich?" - Zen Master Taiten Guareschi.
Index of contents:
1. Intro.
2. Taiten and Filippo.
3. Life milestones and critical moments touched Master Taiten deeply.
4. Teachings from martial arts and their connection with zen practice.
5. Essential learnings from Master Cesar Barioli.
6. What made Taisen Deshimaru so unique for him was that he decided to become his disciple.
7. On practising Zazen.
8. How to follow the situation without being in conflict?
9. Master Taiten's take on koans.
10. Beyond words, concepts and practice intellectualization.
11. His thoughts on humanity.
12. Back to play like children.
13. Healthy habits.
14. Something the master struggle with.
15. The boldest thing he has ever done.
16. Adopted by an Afrikan youngster.
17. Most significant learning of his life so far.
18. Finding harmony in today's world.
19. A recipe for succeeding in the art of living.
20. Final message.
"The koan is our life"
Podcast show notes:
- Fundenji website: https://www.fudenji.it/
- Giovannino Guareschi: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovannino_Guareschi
- Toilet Cleaning Management - book: goodreads.com/book/show/27774020-toilet-cleaning-management
- Pavel Floresnski: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Florensky
- Aaron Stern: educationoftheheartdialogue.org/aaron-stern
- Mundo Piccolo - book: amazon.co.uk/Mondo-piccolo-Don-Camillo/dp/8817654124
- The Way of Cleaning - Zen: qz.com/1271618/a-monks-guide-to-a-clean-house-and-mind-presents-cleaning-as-a-spiritual-practice
- Taisen Deshimaru: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisen_Deshimaru
- Fatti d'Acqua - book (Italian): https://books.google.ie/books/about/Fatti_d_acqua.html?id=ZSThzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
- Fatti di Fuoco - book (Italian): https://books.google.ie/books/about/Fatti_di_fuoco.html?id=MqSAPgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
- Fatti di Terra - book (Italian): amazon.com/Fatti-di-terra/dp/8889466286
- Fatti di Nebbia: https://www.libreriauniversitaria.it/fatti-nebbia-taiten-guareschi-fausto/libro/9788889466858
- Contact Fundenji: fudenji(@)tiscalinet(dot)it
"There is no such thing as contradictions" - Zen Master Taiten Guareschi.
* Note: this is an interview where questions are asked in English to the master, and e replies in Italian; Maurizio Anshu translates it into English.
"When you facilitate the conditions, the result comes by itself"
* Podcast original source: disrupt-everything.isragarcia.es/taiten-guareschi-zen-master-disrupt-everything-205
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About Isra Garcia - Bestselling Author in Amazon. Holistic High-Performance trainer. Marketer. Consultant. Speaker. Author. Educator. Digital Business. Blogger. Podcaster. Entrepreneur. Let's illustrate it in figures: 9 books published, 4.400 people trained, 71 clients, 62 businesses advised, 436 speakings, 5.004 articles published, 41 projects launched, 539 lectures/workshops, 7 companies, 22 adventures, 47 lifestyle experiments, 174 podcasts episodes, but most importantly ∞ fails. So far. Isra is forward motion. He is obsessed with performing every day beyond his peak and pushing others to do the same.
------ Hack and maximize your (unlimited) potential with Isra:
► Holistic High-Performance Program: isragarcia.com/projects/holistic-high-performance-training-program
► Speaker and 1: 1 advises: isragarcia.com/speaker-isra-garcia
► A lifetime of Experiments: isragarcia.es/experimentos
► Consultant: isragarcia.com/marketer
► Online campus (+70 workshops): isragarcia.es/campus
► His 9 books: isragarcia.com/isra-garcia-books
"I'm not using the verb 'to be'; it is a problem for my teachings" - #Zen Master Taiten Guareschi. Isra Garcia interviews the honourable Jūdō and #ZenMaster, Taiten Guareschi, about an entire life devoted to practising #Zazen at every moment while finding awe in misunderstandings and enjoying the risk and vulnerabilities of being human. We deconstruct some of his most provocative and essential learnings and thoughts. And also dissects how he followed the lead of his three great masters, Taisen Deshimaru Rōshi and Narita Shūyū Rōshi, and Cesare Baroli, and created his Way while founding and teaching at the Fudenji Monastery (Fidenza, Italy).
"'I' generates compulsive thinking, you don't listen, you are only worried by what your thought affirms, but Zazen breaks this compulsive thinking"
Taiten Guareschi Zen Master and Isra Garcia zen apprentice
"I'm a Buddhist, but being a good observer, I can become a good Christian" - Zen Master Taiten Guareschi.
"Existence is not limited only to humanity"
Interview with Zen Master Fausto Taiten Guareschi from Fundenji Monastery
"Why don't we steal from the poor and give to the rich?" - Zen Master Taiten Guareschi.
Index of contents:
1. Intro.
2. Taiten and Filippo.
3. Life milestones and critical moments touched Master Taiten deeply.
4. Teachings from martial arts and their connection with zen practice.
5. Essential learnings from Master Cesar Barioli.
6. What made Taisen Deshimaru so unique for him was that he decided to become his disciple.
7. On practising Zazen.
8. How to follow the situation without being in conflict?
9. Master Taiten's take on koans.
10. Beyond words, concepts and practice intellectualization.
11. His thoughts on humanity.
12. Back to play like children.
13. Healthy habits.
14. Something the master struggle with.
15. The boldest thing he has ever done.
16. Adopted by an Afrikan youngster.
17. Most significant learning of his life so far.
18. Finding harmony in today's world.
19. A recipe for succeeding in the art of living.
20. Final message.
"The koan is our life"
Podcast show notes:
- Fundenji website: https://www.fudenji.it/
- Giovannino Guareschi: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovannino_Guareschi
- Toilet Cleaning Management - book: goodreads.com/book/show/27774020-toilet-cleaning-management
- Pavel Floresnski: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Florensky
- Aaron Stern: educationoftheheartdialogue.org/aaron-stern
- Mundo Piccolo - book: amazon.co.uk/Mondo-piccolo-Don-Camillo/dp/8817654124
- The Way of Cleaning - Zen: qz.com/1271618/a-monks-guide-to-a-clean-house-and-mind-presents-cleaning-as-a-spiritual-practice
- Taisen Deshimaru: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisen_Deshimaru
- Fatti d'Acqua - book (Italian): https://books.google.ie/books/about/Fatti_d_acqua.html?id=ZSThzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
- Fatti di Fuoco - book (Italian): https://books.google.ie/books/about/Fatti_di_fuoco.html?id=MqSAPgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
- Fatti di Terra - book (Italian): amazon.com/Fatti-di-terra/dp/8889466286
- Fatti di Nebbia: https://www.libreriauniversitaria.it/fatti-nebbia-taiten-guareschi-fausto/libro/9788889466858
- Contact Fundenji: fudenji(@)tiscalinet(dot)it
"There is no such thing as contradictions" - Zen Master Taiten Guareschi.
* Note: this is an interview where questions are asked in English to the master, and e replies in Italian; Maurizio Anshu translates it into English.
"When you facilitate the conditions, the result comes by itself"
* Podcast original source: disrupt-everything.isragarcia.es/taiten-guareschi-zen-master-disrupt-everything-205
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About Isra Garcia - Bestselling Author in Amazon. Holistic High-Performance trainer. Marketer. Consultant. Speaker. Author. Educator. Digital Business. Blogger. Podcaster. Entrepreneur. Let's illustrate it in figures: 9 books published, 4.400 people trained, 71 clients, 62 businesses advised, 436 speakings, 5.004 articles published, 41 projects launched, 539 lectures/workshops, 7 companies, 22 adventures, 47 lifestyle experiments, 174 podcasts episodes, but most importantly ∞ fails. So far. Isra is forward motion. He is obsessed with performing every day beyond his peak and pushing others to do the same.
------ Hack and maximize your (unlimited) potential with Isra:
► Holistic High-Performance Program: isragarcia.com/projects/holistic-high-performance-training-program
► Speaker and 1: 1 advises: isragarcia.com/speaker-isra-garcia
► A lifetime of Experiments: isragarcia.es/experimentos
► Consultant: isragarcia.com/marketer
► Online campus (+70 workshops): isragarcia.es/campus
► His 9 books: isragarcia.com/isra-garcia-books
