🚶♂️”Enlightened Conversations: An Interview with a Zen Buddhist Monk”
Embark on a profound journey with me, Kurt Bell, as we step into the tranquil environs of a Zen Buddhist temple nestled in Shizuoka City, Japan. What unfolds is a heartwarming, in-depth conversation with a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, whose eloquence in the English language makes this encounter all the more enriching.
Through his words, delve into the ethos of Zen Buddhism, its practices, and its overarching mission of spreading compassion and understanding across the globe. This dedicated monk shares personal anecdotes, insights into his outreach endeavors, and his vision of bridging cultures and souls, one heart at a time.
Such profound interactions highlight the universality of spiritual quests and the shared aspirations of humanity. Born in America in 1964, my explorations in Japan constantly bring forth such enriching experiences that celebrate the confluence of philosophy, culture, and spirituality. Let’s immerse ourselves in this conversation and find resonance in the teachings and wisdom of Zen Buddhism. 🌄📚🚶♂️
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33 Comments
man this priest seems incredibly happy and free spirited. he reminds me a lot of the dalai lama
Zen Buddhism is amazing as well as Tibetan Buddhism. I would spend hours listening to Zen and Tibetan Buddhist chanting while I studied.
Thank you so so much, Kurt! It's really interesting…
great video buddy
how nice .. thx for sharing
Kurt, thx a lot for this share!!! Very, very special!!! All the best!
What a fantastic bow he gives at the end! Such poise!
Such a pleasant man. You are quite fortunate to have had a chat with him.
Japanese Buddhist monks are not true Buddhist monks. They eat meat, marry, have children, drink and some even gamble…..
These all completely go against core Buddhist beliefs that real monks must abide to.
Que majo es el chinaco
This men is amazing. My highest respect.
great zen buddhism…
This video has made my day! I've watched a lot of your Japanese videos where you walk, explore & share the mountains & trails & villages & people. But this video brings back my first memories of why I, for some unknown reason, became fascinated with Japanese ways. I heard the word 'Zen' when I was 14 or so & immediatly was hooked with a desire to 'understand'…. And now I'm 57. I've almost given up trying to 'describe the taste of an orange'….:-))
Very nice video, two happy men! Thank you for sharing it with us!
位牌持ったままお喋り・・
Very endearing! It is the first of your videos I have watched, your Japanese is very good! As was the monks English!
How long have you been living in Japan?
Thank you for sharing that special moment with us.
This was a delightful video……thankyou for posting…..He made time to speak with you ….wonderful to see….made my day!!!
Magnificent,his presence indicates a bodisattwa in flesh…deep BOW….
Someone asked me if I know what the 2 extra zeroes represent when you exchange 100 Japanese yen with 1 USD? Proportion of human capital valued at less than zero (by secret global bank standards) than can be counted up nation wide, with those statistics used to exchange for technology. Making it worthwhile to farm for social deviants (such by certain standards anyway), that can be securitized and then used as collateral to extend credit lines and technology transfer pacts into the future. That both positive growth and negative growth aspects of society will find themselves paying for, one way or another. Nothing wrong with technology, it's merely an extension of being human, humans are the problem aren't they? If any of this is true that is.
Hi can I ask you where this temple is and where I can meet him please? A friend of mine from Brazil will come to Japan and me and him decided to experience a zen meditation together because it has been his dream so I was looking for a decent place to do so. I feel like I found one!
The internet is a wonderful thing. A spontaneous conversation with a Buddhist monk is simply unavailable with any other media.
soto shu?
oh wow, he's saying he's soto sect of zen buddhism, dogen zenji, roshi suzuki…..thats why his english is so good also…soto has a lot of western out reach. so over whelming for me, i am a westerner who follows dogen and soto style zen. what a random awesome video to find.
One of my favorite YouTube vids of all time 🙂 I come back to it often.
ZEN LOVE ! ! ! ! ! ;3
That’s great. Eiheiji is beautiful. This monk was very nice
I am from Nepal,,thank you for your help
Very clean, neat, tidy, beautiful and green temple. Gigantic trees. A great ambassador for Buddhism.
Mysteriously extremely soothing to my Emptiness,Deep Bow to this entire video,more please.
Coming back to this video in 2021! Its very relaxing conversation, with the rain and quietness around. Take care Kurt!
Wow, that was sweet. Omorshiroi desta. Very warm and kind priest. Beautiful temple. Wish l was there. I hope he could teach us some zen. Thanks Kato san. Arigato gozaimasta.
I watched this video years and years ago…I felt the need to watch it again today..glad I found it. This monk is marvellous ❤️