Comments on: Shinzen Young is My Kind of Kick Ass Dharma Teacher!

By: Open Practice: On “Substrate Consciousness” and “Complete Experience” < ~C4Chaos

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:34:03 +0000

[...] my progress. In addition to that I’ll be publishing my email correspondence with my teacher, Shinzen Young. Shinzen generously agreed to publish our email exchanges regarding my questions about my practice. [...]

By: subjectivity, impermanence, & dark flow | immanence

subjectivity, impermanence, & dark flow | immanence — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:10:44 +0000

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By: The Science of Enlightenment: A New Model for Enlightenment and New Perspectives on the One Reality < ~C4Chaos

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:51:48 +0000

[...] I have transcribed some of my favorite tracks of The Science of Enlightenment series by my teacher Shinzen Young. Those tracks were about the “esoteric” side of Buddhist practice. love this [...]

By: c4chaos

c4chaos — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:21:09 +0000

Pierre,

thanks for your comment. i’m glad that i’m not the only one who’s geeking out with Shinzen’s style of teaching

By: Pierre

Pierre — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:01:50 +0000

Articulate is the key reason why I consider him as the best teacher around. His elocution, never equaled, is what is so endearing to me. His difficulty at grasping maths ( my case) in his early years have also made me find another reason to admire how he came to master it.It served him greatly to organize his theories and the tools to achieve mastery at meditating . His knowledge of Latin,Chinese,Japanese….etc…In his early years it was the geeky appearance and intellect that made me close to him. Now, in his latest YouTube offerings it’s the maturity of an old sage in full possession of the infinite ramifications of his brains which attracts me.When I started meditation with other teachers who were a bit stern I found his encouragement to experience pleasure in meditation very helpful. But why should I repeat all the reasons you listed so perfectly? I do subscribe to each and everyone of them. If I had lived in California I might have succumbed to his charm as Ram Dass with his guru. That would have embarrassed him, my wife…and myself. When talking about him to friends I behave like a teenage groupie and I am 67 and supposed to be a Cartesian Frenchman. Pierre

By: Why Shinzen Young is My Main Dharma Teacher < ~C4Chaos

Why Shinzen Young is My Main Dharma Teacher < ~C4Chaos — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:28:41 +0000

[...] the beginning of this year, 2009, I’ve made a connection to a geeky dharma teacher. Since then I’ve made significant progress in my meditation practice and still going strong. [...]

By: Adrian

Adrian — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:49:51 +0000

~c4: Thanks for your posts on these topics. I've linked to your blog in this post about Shinzen. Cheers.

By: 2,742 posts = Six Years in the Rabbit Hole < ~C4Chaos

2,742 posts = Six Years in the Rabbit Hole < ~C4Chaos — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:01:48 +0000

[...] As I’ve mentioned in my previous post I’ll be reserving my blog for longer posts–more focused distillation of ideas, information, and opinion. For those who are following my blog, you’ve noticed by now that my focus this year is my Open Practice. This is because my (meditation) practice became central to my life this year and for years to come. Thanks to Shinzen Young, Daniel Ingram, and my friends at Buddhist Geeks. I believe that I have found the teacher I’ve been looking for all these years. [...]

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:18:55 +0000

I’m just finding out about Shinzen Young; it’s encouraging to read your post here, especially because I share your pickiness about teachers. To me, his “Twin Peaks” of East + West is pretty irrestistable. Thanks!

By: I interrupt the silence with a message from Shinzen Young < ~C4Chaos

I interrupt the silence with a message from Shinzen Young < ~C4Chaos — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:13:56 +0000

[...] I’m breaking my blog silence by posting a couple of fresh videos from my kick ass dharma teacher, Shinzen [...]