Paths of Practice with Eli Brown-Stevenson

Paths of Practice with Eli Brown-Stevenson

Author: Vincent Moore October 3, 2024 Duration: 54:47

So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson is a resident priest at the San Francisco Zen Center and serves as the Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for the City Center, Green Gulch Farm, and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Eli also teaches mindfulness to BIPOC grade school children and regularly instructs at SFZC's Young Urban Zen.

We discuss learning more about what it is to be human through a deep cleaning of the kitchen at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the importance of finding a teacher that resonates with you, jukai and embodying the precepts, the heart-mind of children, male identity and emotional health, and letting curiosity be your guide.


Vincent Moore hosts Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism, a space where personal stories take center stage. Each episode is built around a simple, profound question: what does it actually look like to live with Buddhist teachings? You’ll hear from people whose lives have been shaped by this path, from long-time monastics and dedicated lay practitioners to those who have just felt a curious pull toward mindfulness and compassion. The conversations avoid dry theory, focusing instead on the messy, human, and often surprising realities of integrating practice into daily life-through family, work, doubt, and discovery. This podcast operates on the belief that there are as many ways to walk this road as there are people walking it, gently exploring that diversity one honest conversation at a time. It’s less about providing answers and more about sharing the map-making process itself, offering companionship and insight for anyone interested in the varied terrain of spiritual life.
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