Muho Noelke is the former abbot of Antaiji, a Soto Zen monastery in Hyogo, Japan. He now makes jokes on Japanese Twitter while writing books and giving online lectures. I think this episode is great and if you've ever been curious about Zen or Buddhism, then you should watch the whole thing, lots of gems scattered throughout.

This episode is also available to watch as a video podcast: https://youtu.be/0IU5AgLLeIo

• Muho's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuhoNoelke
• Muho's German Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@muho
• Muho's English Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MuhoZen
• Antaiji Soto Zen Temple: https://antaiji.org/

• 00:00:00 - A punch in the face.
• 00:01:28 - Intro
• 00:04:16 - Number One Misconception About Zen
• 00:09:44 - Quitting the Game: Karma in Early Buddhism vs Mahayana
• 00:19:58 - Revisionist History in Zen
• 00:26:21 - Is Zen Popular? Zen vs Christianity
• 00:37:16 - Inkan Shome, Shiho, and Darma Transmission
• 00:43:51 - Is it possible to attain enlightenment without Dharma Transmission?
• 00:48:07 - Ikkyu San
• 00:48:54 - Discord
• 00:50:09 - What is a Zen Master?
• 00:52:27 - Muho on Science Fiction
• 00:55:07 - The most recent thing that made Muho LoL.
• 00:57:02 - What language do you use as your inner voice?
• 01:04:04 - Where does consciousness exist?
• 01:10:03 - Science fiction part 2.
• 01:13:22 - No Self and Two Truths Doctrine
• 01:18:27 - Does a dog have Buddha Nature?

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Todd Sines is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans from analog techno music production to commercial art direction. Todd is the founder and creative director of +Scale, an NYC-based production company, and Helic.al, a vinyl-first music label.

This episode is also available to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/dtda4j8hAk8

• https://scale.la/
• https://www.facebook.com/toddsinesart
• https://soundcloud.com/sines
• https://bandcamp.com/search?q=todd%2Bsines

• 00:00 - Teaser
• 00:24 - Intro
• 01:31 - Todd's life path
• 08:42 - Multiple creative interests
• 16:54 - Blemishes in Art
• 19:49 - All Analogue Music Process
• 24:43 - Multitrack sound recording
• 33:13 - The creative process
• 39:04 - Balance between creation and money
• 41:03 - Intersection of Art, Music, and Film

Jon is currently Head of FPT Design at FPT Software in Vietnam. In this beer-fueled conversation, we talk about design, but as often happens with beer, the topics veer more towards life, freedom versus safety, and living abroad.

This episode is also available to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/xQpp43z2_Ag

• https://jonderagon.com/
• https://cafescene.com/

• My indie games: https://okipoo.com/
• The best bag for the Nintendo Switch: https://sefu.jp/switch-bag
• Listen to the podcast: https://dxsaigon.com/podcast/

• 0:00:00 - Teaser
• 0:00:25 - Intro
• 0:01:51 - Jon's History in Vietnam
• 0:10:36 - Saigon's Dynamism
• 0:21:05 - Saigon's Evolution in Term of Design
• 0:26:43 - Concept of Countries and Borders in The Future
• 0:37:29 - Things as They Are in Local People's Perspective
• 0:42:46 - Effects of Vietnam on Jon's Skin and Ears
• 0:48:59 - The Dark Side of Globalization
• 0:53:45 - Consciousness vs Business
• 1:01:05 - Safety vs Freedom
• 1:13:55 - Safety vs "Being Alive"
• 1:20:25 - Summary
• 1:22:08 - Outro