# Philip Kapleau
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philip kapleau (August 20, 1912 – May 6, 2004) was a teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition, a blending of Japanese Sōtō and Rinzai schools. He also advocated strongly for Buddhist vegetarianism.
== Early life ==
Kapleau was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Philip Kapleau and The History of Zen in the West
Recorded on May 10, 2025.
Rick McDaniel, who has written a fine series of books on the transmission of Zen Buddhism to the West, as well as books of interviews with contemporary Zen teachers (full disclosure: I wrote the Foreword for his "Further Conversations: On the scope, practice, and future of…
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind ~ Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
A reading of selected passages from the classic text, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunrya Suzuki. This text, along with Philip Kapleau's The Three Pillars of Zen (1965), is one of the two most influential books on Zen in the West. Even today, many Zen meditation centers still use "Zen Mind, Beginn…
Zen and Social Responsibility
Recorded May 31, 2025
Roshi Martin reads and comment on the chapter “Responsibility and Social Action” in the book Awakening to Zen by Roshi Philip Kapleau, a book he edited. The chapter opens with: “In Zen Buddhism, responsibility means responsiveness. To respond fully to every situation that come…
Mystical and Awakening Experiences
We discuss mystical experiences and higher states of consciousness. We start with an awakening account of a Japanese business executive and Zen student, referenced below. Higher states of consciousness can help us see the underlying unity of things, including of those with ourselves, and make us …
Awakening and the Need for Some Kind of Grounding (Clip)
Robert Pirsig, of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” also had an awakening experience, where he said he was in touch with “quality,” the key concept of his metaphysics. But he ended up hospitalized, and we talk about how these experiences need others, an understanding community, teachers…
Stew Glick: Meditative Inquiry, Stillness, and Oneness
What remains when you question everything? Stillness, says Stew Glick.
In this episode of The Spiritual Context Podcast, Stew shares a practice that began with radical questioning—questioning religion, tradition, ritual, belief, hierarchy, labels, and even the sense of being a separate self. Pared …
2026-05-26 Nature Koans 4: Mumonkan Case 2, 'Hyakujo and the Fox'
This koan takes the form of a folktale. An ancient teacher gives the wrong answer regarding cause and effect and must live 500 lives as a fox.
Text: Shaping Text: Philosophy and Folklore in the Fox Koan by Steven Heine
Of the Same Root: Animals and Our Relationship with them by Philip Kapleau.
The Buddha Makes a Mistake
Recorded 08/01/2026.
What does it mean to be human? Does the form of having two feet, legs, eyes, and ears, a nose, brain, and heart sum it up? If so there are billions of us. But if by “human” we mean someone wise and compassionate, not driven by greed, anger, ignorance, or fear; someone who can b…
2026-08-25 How Long Will It Take?
To think of practice as having a goal takes us away from the present moment. We can become impatient when we don't see the desired results of our zazen, and this impatience can become a hindrance in our practice.
Texts: The Gateless Barrier, Robert Aitken
The Three Pillars of Zen, Philip Kapleau.
Bodhidharma and Peace of Mind
Recorded October 3, 2026.
Case no. 41 Gateless Barrier: Bodhidharma sat facing the wall. Huike, the Second Ancestor, having cut off his arm, stood in the snow and said, “Your disciple’s mind has no peace as yet. I beg you, master, to please put it to rest.”Bodhidharma said, “Bring me your mind, and…
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