Peter Coyote is an award-winning actor, narrator, and teacher. Recognized for his narration work, he narrated the PBS series The Pacific Century, as well as eleven Ken Burns documentaries, including The Roosevelts. In 2011, he was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest and in 2015 received “transmission” from his teacher, making him an independent Zen teacher. He is the author of several books including Zen in the Vernacular.

Here Peter and Dawson discuss:

Understanding ourselves as a being and non-being
Peter’s background
How you will still find all the same problems in the world after awakening
The meaning of the word “Vernacular”
Mistaking our thoughts for a reliable narrator
Housetraining our ego
Zen Buddhism
Meditation
Buddha’s core teachings
The Four Noble Truths

Peter’s website is: https://petercoyote.com/

You can find his latest book, Zen in the Vernacular: Things As It Is at: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Vernacular-Things-Peter-Coyote/dp/1644119757/

And Dawson’s website is: https://dawsonchurch.com/

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Zen For Today: Peter Coyote and Dawson Church in Conversation