A meeting with an old friend... detractors... being ejected clean from the husk. Welcome to Field of Weeds, an ongoing series of essays from the streets of LA. This is episode #21 for February 10, 2011By H. Grevemberg

A change of seasons... a trickle of blood... the universal sound... Welcome to Field of Weeds, an ongoing series of essays from the streets of LA. This is episode #20 for February 3, 2011: The Uprising.By H. Grevemberg

The devolution of society is entertained briefly before the ground of rebellion, and a hustle on the blue line. Welcome to Field of Weeds, an ongoing series of essays from the streets of LA. This is episode #19 for January 27, 2011By H. Grevemberg

The move from South Bay to North Hollywood, more wisdom from Kye Soen’s wilderness, and a few nights on the train. Welcome to Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg. This is episode #18 for January 20, 2011By H. Grevemberg

A little craziness with the move to NOHO and a Woody Allen Sleeper reference, analogous to the Eido Shimano controversy. Welcome to Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg. This is episode #17 for January 13, 2011By H. Grevemberg

I spend New Year's Eve on the train, venture deep into the Inland Empire for a brief look at suburbia, and there communicate with the natives. Welcome to Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg. This is episode #16 for January 6, 2011By H. Grevemberg

Chapter One - Fall to the Ground - read by H. Grevemberg - a new chapter every week. The story begins in the wilderness of Louisiana. Bumper music is Queen Adreena - Drink Me - Sleeping Pill.

This week I begin to unravel the myth of persona and dig up some of the inherent problems. The show just went live in the Android marketplace, the past two episodes have video content already in place. The text of the show will be uploaded soon, for all of the episodes – formatted for the small screen. I’m still developing a workflow and experiment…

The swordmaster returns, with gifts, and darkness is named, revealed in the winding streets of San Francisco and the Gill Tract in Albany. Also this week marks the first for the Android app - the iPhone app is coming soon. Welcome to Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg. This is episode #14 for December 23, 2010…

Today we’re venturing deep into the wilds of Los Angeles: Hollywood, Watts, and skid row. Welcome to Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg. This is episode #13 for December 16, 2010By H. Grevemberg

As we venture deeper into the dark recesses, things are lost along the way. It’s to be expected. Welcome to Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg. This is episode #12 for December 9, 2010.By H. Grevemberg

Chapter Two - The Call to Practice - author H. Grevemberg reads from the back matter of Kafka’s The Metamorphosis - Wilhelm Emrich - The Animal as Liberating Self - Modern Alienation and it’s Law - before delving into chapter two of the Revolution. Bumper music is Blonde Redhead - La Mia Vita Voilenta - Jewel.…

A final turn toward a new series, a new format that introduces the concept of quadrism. This episode marks the spin-off of Field of Weeds to its own series with a new beat, more of a documentary, stripped bare, with extra content available on the upcoming iPhone/android apps: video shorts, photographs, homemade music, and a text of the series forma…

Chapter Three - Open Season - author H. Grevemberg reads from the fourth chapter of Andre’ Gide’s The Immoralist before diving into the material. The bumper music is Sonic Youth - Anagrama - Tremens.

A Thanksgiving Special that takes you on a bus ride to Berkeley, a rambling tour through Skid Row, an update on Kye Soen from The Zen Revolution, and her children – all sorts of holiday fun. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #10, originally broadcast on November 25, 2010…

Chapter Four - Vashon - author H. Grevemberg reads from Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer. The saga continues, taking the reader from the Zen center to Grevemberg’s first 100-day solo retreat. The bumper music is Azalia Snail - Fumarole Rising - Hidden Addendum.

A new turn, toward a live autobiography, the dharma presented against a backdrop of various lowlifes from the house on Monterey, to a concert in Hollywood. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #9, originally broadcast on November 19, 2010By H. Grevemberg

A glimpse into the life of a Zen adept, the process of preparing for long retreats, and how they are done. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #8, originally broadcast on November 12, 2010:By henry@thezenrevolution.com (Henry Grevemberg) (H. Grevemberg)

Chapter Five - Stella - author H. Grevemberg reads from Samuel Beckett’s Molloy. Afterward the revolution continues with a brief run through Seattle, kyol-che in Providence, and a new bearing – toward NYC. The bumper music is AFX – Analord 11 – W32.Mydoom.AU@mm.

Chapter Six – The Desert - the author begins anew on the West coast. An arduous stint at a desert monastery leads to his eventual indoctrination into a monastic order. The episode begins with an excerpt from Yukio Mishima’s final work The Decay of the Angel. The bumper music is Tricky – Maxinquaye – Black Steel.…

Written during the 2010 midterm elections in America; a deep, lucid, sane look into the politics of the Zen hierarchies, and politics in general. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #7, originally broadcast on November 4, 2010By henry@thezenrevolution.com (Henry Grevemberg) (H. Grevemberg)

Chapter Seven - Seoul - author H. Grevemberg reads from Camus The Myth of Sisyphus. The revolution continues on the way to Korea, to the author’s first glimpse at a real Zen monastery. The bumper music is Peter Gabriel – Passion – Of These, Hope - Reprise.

Chapter Eight - Gye Ryong San - author H. Grevemberg reads from Gogol Dead Souls. In chapter Eight of The Zen Revolution, the author attends a 90-day retreat in the Gye Ryong mountain range, Korea, at a 13-century old monastery. The bumper music is BÖC –Mirrors – The Vigil.

Chapter Nine - Haengjanim - author H. Grevemberg reads from Faulkner The Sound and the Fury. In chapter nine of The Zen Revolution, the author, confined to the monastery grounds, is forced to begin anew as a novice monk. The bumper music is Magik Markers –Boss – Taste.

A fiery look at the whole of practice life, of crossing the plane of existence. The chanting is Korean Buddhist monk Won Yul Sunim leading at Tae Go Sa in the Mojave Desert, the desert monastery featured in The Zen Revolution. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #6, originally broadcast on October 14, 2010…

Chapter Ten - Monsoon - author H. Grevemberg reads from Simone de Beauvoir’s The Mandarins. In Monsoon the author struggles to maintain in a pitched battle between two strong women sorting out their order of dominance. The bumper music is Sonic Youth –Dirty – On The Strip.

Dig beneath the surface of chaos to reveal an underlying pattern - substance. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #5, originally broadcast on October 7, 2010By henry@thezenrevolution.com (Henry Grevemberg) (H. Grevemberg)

Chapter Eleven - Leap Year - author H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Thomas Mann’s short story A Man and His Dog. In Leap Year the author goes through the final stages of haengja training before the kyoruk - the trial-by-fire for novice monks, coming next week. The bumper music is Blonde Redhead – Fake Can be Just as Good – Bipolar.…

An exploration of the power structure of society and more of the life of a sage, while going for a long walk at night. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #4, originally broadcast on October 1, 2010By henry@thezenrevolution.com (Henry Grevemberg) (H. Grevemberg)

Chapter Twelve - Kyoruk - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Dostoevsky’s House of the Dead, and, in Kyoruk, attends the final stage of indoctrination into the Chogye order of Buddhism in Korea - the trial-by-fire for novice monks. The bumper music is The Stooges – Fun House – TV Eye.

Chapter Thirteen - Totem - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Celine’s Death on the Installment Plan, and, in Totem, returns to Louisiana to tend to a dying father, is forced to choose between leaving him to the horrors of a difficult end, or leaving the Buddhist order. The bumper music is AFX – Analord 1 – Where’s Your Girlfriend?…

A look into the nature of existence, and why so few of us question it. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #3, originally broadcast on September 24, 2010By henry@thezenrevolution.com (Henry Grevemberg) (H. Grevemberg)

Chapter Fourteen - Noe’mi - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Tom Robbins’s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues before delving into Noe’mi. The end of Season Two - The Formal Aspect is rather poetic, a meltdown between the author and a French witch. The bumper music is Queen Adreena – Djin – Ruby.

The problems of perception and a few listener questions. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #2, originally broadcast on September 16, 2010By henry@thezenrevolution.com (Henry Grevemberg) (H. Grevemberg)

Intermission - Interview with Tenkai - H. Grevemberg reads two short excerpts from Virginia Woolf’s A Room Of One’s Own before interviewing Tenkai, an old friend and dharma brother of Maezumi Roshi’s line. A lot of ground is covered that reflects back onThe Zen Revolution - worth your time. The bumper music is Peter Gabriel - Security - The Rhythm …

Chapter Fifteen - The Open Field- H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Season Three - The Fall begins with a terse, poetic look at the author’s break from the institution. The bumper music is The Jesus and Mary Chain – The Power of Negative Thinking – Nineteen666.

Walk the streets of San Francisco and downtown Los Angeles, meet a Zen Sword Master and a Christian Minister – an incandescent reading full of fire and pitch, the dharma of the streets. Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg, episode #1, originally broadcast on September 9, 2010…

Chapter Sixteen - Downtown - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Henry Miller’sCosmological Eye - An Open Letter to Surrealists Everywhere. Chapter 16 - Downtowntakes the reader along for a day trip via the Los Angeles subway, a documentary framework that turns poetic, transcendental. The bumper music is Folk Implosion -Natural One - the “Kids” sou…

Chapter Seventeen - The Press Forward - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Hunter S. Thompson’s The Great Shark Hunt — an out-of-print collection of essays that covers a good span of the author’s work — this one from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Chapter 17 - The Press Forward is an argument against relationship developed from H. Grevemberg’s Gi…

Chapter Eighteen - Dead Season - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Upton Sinclair’sThe Jungle, of the rare breed of novel that drives real change, political change. Chapter 18 - Dead Season, the final chapter of Season Three - The Fall, describes the final moments before the author’s return to practice. The bumper music is The Cranes -Jewel - Lea…

Chapter Nineteen - Fire - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi - an excerpt that reveals much about life. In Fire, the author returns to formal practice at the desert monastery after a fire nearly destroys it, and finds something extraordinary. The bumper music is the author’s own - Strong.…

Chapter Twenty - The Door - H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Poetic Principle - A master of poetic language on the higher reaches of the art. In The Door, the author returns to Korea, to the monastery where he did the haengja training a decade before, and something… happens. The bumper music is Sonic Youth - Sonic Youth + E…

Chapter Twenty-One - Everything That Has Been Lost Is Gained - In the final chapter ofThe Zen Revolution, H. Grevemberg reads an excerpt from both The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, Albert Camus and Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters, Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English before bounding aboard a train, to his retreat cabin in Louisiana. He exits with a few import…

Essay One - The Impostor - H. Grevemberg walks the streets of San Francisco and downtown Los Angeles, meets with both a Zen Sword Master and Christian Minister - an incandescent reading full of fire and pitch, the dharma of the streets. The series opens with the first case of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s Road to Enlightenment - No Question and Answer fo…

Essay Two - The Real Cure - H. Grevemberg illustrates the problems of perception and answers a few listener questions after reading the 2nd case of Zen Master Seung Sahn’sRoad to Enlightenment - Mind Transference - an unpublished manuscript from 1965.

Essay Three - The Collective - H. Grevemberg looks into the nature of existence, and ponders why so few of us question it, after reading the 3rd case of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s Road to Enlightenment - Buddha’s Dharma is Like This - an unpublished manuscript from 1965.

Essay Four - Power - H. Grevemberg explores the power structure of society and illustrates more of the life of a sage while going for a long walk at night. The show opens with a brief excerpt from Agememnon’s Aeschylus and the 4th case of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s Road to Enlightenment - Dialogue With a Non-Buddhist Scholar - an unpublished manuscrip…

Essay Five - Chaos - H. Grevemberg digs beneath the surface of chaos to reveal the underlying pattern - substance. The show opens with the 5th case of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s Road to Enlightenment - Vimalakirti’s Illness - an unpublished manuscript from 1965. The bumper music is The Jesus & Mary Chain - Reverence (Promo) - Reverence (Jim & William …

Essay Six - The Ground - A fiery look at the whole of practice life, of crossing the plane of existence. The show opens with the 6th case of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s Road to Enlightenment - Knock Down the Flagpole in Front of the Gate - an unpublished manuscript from 1965. The chanting is Korean Buddhist monk Won Yul Sunim leading at Tae Go Sa in th…

Essay Seven - Guns, Germs, and Steel - A condensed look at the major flow of this great work from Jared Diamond. The show opens with the 7th case of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s Road to Enlightenment - The Nature of No Creation, No Annihilation - an unpublished manuscript from 1965. The bumper music is Yolando Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano.…