Making sense of a world in crisis: part 1: John Daido Loori and Peter Russell

In this first of a three-part series, two conversations: the first, with John Daido Loori (1931-2009) founder and former abbott of Zen Mountain Monastery in upstate New York, died shortly after this interview was taped.  Daido Roshi, as he was known to his students, was founder and former abbott of Zen Mountain Monastery in upstate New York and analysed our current global crisis for us from a Zen Buddhist perspective while Peter Russell, a writer and speaker in the second interview examined the tumult and crisis of our world in terms of our belief systems and the part that a developed consciousness can play in liberating our minds. (First broadcast on WPKN in 2009. Produced by Tony Ernst.)

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About Hazel

Born to German Jewish refugee physicians in Lahore (now Pakistan, then British India) Hazel has lived, studied and worked in many places–India, England, Australia, Israel and the United States. She makes her home in the woods of the eastern end of Long Island, New York where she produces the art of leafages, the radio sounds of Tidings and writes about growing up Jewish in Lahore. Read more about Hazel…

About Leafages

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Leafages by Hazel Kahan are made from real leaves, vines and tendrils interwoven with calligraphy, decorative pen and ink flourishes and imaginary Latin botanical names. Leafages contain a philosophical or inspirational thought, quotation or verse from sages, poets or religious texts. Some leafages are specially created for an individual, a couple or a family with words or leaves reflecting their personal narrative. They are available on the Leafages shop on Etsy although the supply is low right now, all my energies having been absorbed by the book I’ve been writing. Do come back soon when the shop will be full of new leafage abundance or contact me.