Exploring Zen practice, service, and self-discovery, Daisy Lin invites listeners to notice the inner wisdom they have carried all along.
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“The jewel, the wellspring, is part of your DNA. It is right there. The work is to try to discover yourself, discover the wellspring, discover your birthright. You are already complete; you just need to find it.” —Daisy Lin
In this episode, Daisy Lin and Vincent explore:
- Service, equanimity, and Zen koans
- Supporting the development of girls’ schools in Guatemala
- Finding Buddhism during a time of personal crisis
- Learning how to tend to oneself at the Los Angeles Compassionate Heart Sangha
- The impact of finding a teacher at Mountain Cloud Zen Center
- Accepting and loving your ‘knot’ rather than trying to get rid of it
- Acknowledging your ancestors within your practice
- The importance of looking inside to find the ‘jewels in your jacket’
- Discovering that you are a wellspring
“People are going everywhere outside of themselves and their bodies to get happiness, to get meaning, to feel okay about themselves. It’s leading to great disasters really when the wellspring is already in you. That is why I meditate, I need to get in touch with that. If I don’t meditate for a while it’s like this gauze covers me and I lose my way. That’s why I keep going back to meditation, you need to get in touch with that wellspring. From that wellspring you can see more clearly what actually will bring you joy.” —Daisy Lin
This conversation was originally recorded on the Paths of Practice Podcast. Listen to more episodes HERE.
About Daisy Lin
Daisy Lin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist whose work has been published by NBC News, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and more. She is a longtime member of the Caretaking Council of Los Angeles Compassionate Heart Sangha and a student at the Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Check out the following link for Daisy’s blog, Dharma Diaries.
About Vincent Moore:
Vincent Moore is a creative and creative consultant living in San Francisco, California, with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry and holds a graduate degree in Buddhist Studies. For years, he performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, an improv and sketch comedy theatre based in New York and Los Angeles. As an actor, Vincent performed on Comedy Central, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Seth Meyers, Above Average, and The UCB Show on Seeso. As a writer, he developed for television as well as stage, including work with the Blue Man Group, and his own written projects have been featured on websites such as Funny or Die. Additionally, he received a Master’s in Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies with a Certificate in Soto Zen Studies and engages in a personal Buddhist practice within the Soto Zen tradition. Vincent is also the creator and host of the podcast, Paths of Practice, which features interviews with Buddhists from all over the world. Learn more on Vincent’s website HERE.