Welcome back! In this episode Jay, Jim and Kevin talk about use and uselessness, myopic imaginations, and radically different readings of the Zhaungzi! Is Daoism meant to be read as a liberatory text, or a more hermetic interpretation? Niether?

The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 3: Shoulder Self And Unk Linkin'

Nov 2nd, 2023 1h 35m

Tune in to this episode for some CRAZY Daoist wisdom as two dudes with really, really, cool names go head to head on the topic of... er... what the diets of virgin-like spirits are? No, no, really, we really stumble into some awesome insights

The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 2: Yao and Xu You

Oct 8th, 2023 1h 32m

This week we continue with the stories from the first chapter of the Zhaungzi, 'Wandering Far and Unfettered'! It's basically a conversation between these two based rulers of ancient China talking about even more ancient and based rulers of anc

The Zhuangzi Arc, Ep 1: Peng And Kun

Sep 19th, 2023 1h 32m

Hey, there listener! Long time no see! Welcome to the Zhuangzi Arc of Knotzen! We decided to breathe new life into the podcast by studying what is NOT Zen... so we took up the classic of Daoism, the infamous, the long-winded (and convoluted), Z

Calling the Attendant

Dec 21st, 2021 1h 29m

Jiufeng's "Head and Tail

Dec 15th, 2021 2h 10m

Rhino Fan

Dec 7th, 2021 1h 11m

Contemplating - a tough topic to think about! We do it anyway, so does that make us knot zen? Let the fans decide

Yunmen's Teaching

Nov 29th, 2021 1h 14m

A Man of Great Power

Nov 19th, 2021 1h 22m

Detachment and Subtlety

Nov 9th, 2021 1h 15m

Dongshan's Always Close

Nov 7th, 2021 1h 31m

Dongshan's 3 Beatings

Oct 25th, 2021 1h 35m

Zuigan Calls to Himself

Oct 21st, 2021 1h 31m

Dongshan Was Unwell

Oct 11th, 2021 1h 57m

Nansen Kills a Cat

Sep 27th, 2021 1h 19m

Gore gore gore

Turtle Nosed Snake

Sep 21st, 2021 1h 18m

Ryutan's: The Constant Principle

Sep 13th, 2021 21m 15s

Bb's all alone??!! Oh no, he climbs the peak and stumbles down. Expect minor coherency and haughty analysis.

You Can't Call It a Fist

Sep 6th, 2021 1h 23m

1 sickewk and two tired dudes get on the case of the case of the fist; bringing their best with rants on modern interpretations, amoeba imagery and confused textual analysis.

Purity

Aug 30th, 2021 1h 38m

Three Bowls of Wine

Aug 23rd, 2021 1h 19m

Mt. Sumeru

Aug 17th, 2021 1h 15m

James questions, ewk rants, brian Rhymes , and scott...well, I'll let you find out about scott. Stop thinking, or maybe not, as we mount Sumeru the mysterious mountain.