323 – Zazen As Defiant Self-Care

Since the term arose in 1950's, "self-care" has referred to a number of different things. If we consider self-care to be things you do to remain physically and mentally healthy, then Zazen – simple, goalless, Zen meditation – can be seen as excellent self-care. In these troubled times, such self-care can even be seen as defiant – refusing to be broken down by challenging circumstances. Other forms of meditation can also be seen as self-care, of course, but Zazen can be a little difficult to get your mind around. Framing it as self-care may help you appreciate what it's all about.

You can listen to 323 – Zazen As Defiant Self-Care online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

323 – Zazen As Defiant Self-Care is an episode from The Zen Studies Podcast by Domyo Burk.

This episode is 25:20 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Zen Studies Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.