What is a Zen Master? An Interview with Muho Noelke | DXP-030

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 as an audio podcast: https://www.dxsaigon.com/podcast/ *Note, I've hand-edited the English subtitles for this video. Muho's Links: Muho's Twitter:   / muhonoelke   Muho's German Youtube:    / @muho   Muho's English Youtube:    / @muhozen   Antaiji Soto Zen Temple: https://antaiji.org/ Table of Contents: 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?