Zen Center of Los Angeles Podcast
Jun 4, 2026 · 37 min · 11 segments
Today we're inaugurating a new podcast series we're calling **LA Zen**: a series of conversations with Buddhist practitioners investigating the question(s) of how to live in these times (of…
Bill Earth-Mirror CorcoranGuest
Hokyu JL AronsonHostNo entities detected.
... at the center, and to de-center, uh, the focus on the abbot, you know?
Right? So that we all would recognize the integration of our practice, uh, with how we manifest, uh, our flavor of being a leader in the, in, at the center.
What does that mean for you, that phrase, the, the future is distributed? [laughs]
I, I, I think, um, we're practicing in a, a, a very, uh, demanding time, uh, because, uh, an old world of systems is collapsing.
Uh, and so we're living in the, the, the chaos and pain of that.
Uh, but there is a future being born, and while we're seeing the backlash from, uh, those structures of power that don't want to give up that power and privilege-
the future, if we're gonna make it as a species, and who knows, but if we're gonna make it as a species, my, uh, very strong belief, uh, is that that will have to come from a much deeper recollection of, uh, and, uh, claiming of, and acting from community.
You know? Uh, and that we each have to feel deeply, uh, our individual responsibility, uh, and our community responsibilities together.
... at the center, and to de-center, uh, the focus on the abbot, you know?
Right? So that we all would recognize the integration of our practice, uh, with how we manifest, uh, our flavor of being a leader in the, in, at the center.
What does that mean for you, that phrase, the, the future is distributed? [laughs]
I, I, I think, um, we're practicing in a, a, a very, uh, demanding time, uh, because, uh, an old world of systems is collapsing.
Uh, and so we're living in the, the, the chaos and pain of that.
Uh, but there is a future being born, and while we're seeing the backlash from, uh, those structures of power that don't want to give up that power and privilege-
the future, if we're gonna make it as a species, and who knows, but if we're gonna make it as a species, my, uh, very strong belief, uh, is that that will have to come from a much deeper recollection of, uh, and, uh, claiming of, and acting from community.
You know? Uh, and that we each have to feel deeply, uh, our individual responsibility, uh, and our community responsibilities together.
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