American Zen Buddhist Rock Podcast L2-09

PODCAST #9 for the Level 2 = Christ Killer CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM by American Zen, featuring The Hippy Coyote on flute and acoustic guitar. Continuing at actZEN.com, Coyote picks up from last weeks' "The Mature You Planned" website page. Starting this podcast, Coyote jumps up from his microphone and grabs his Shaolin Chi Mantis Kung Fu school notebook. "Love and contentment are the feelings of a path in harmony," writes Master Zhen in the TAI CHI BEGINNER book. Coyote decides that living by your feelings is the same as being a thermometer as you react to reality. Coyote explains that the "US versus THEM" reality of the sixties was well founded in that generations' lack of spirituality. Featured songs: "American Zen Level 2" poem, by Coyote was chosen for this podcast because the lyrics aptly fit this week's Buddhist realization that we are all bees in a beehive...like the Mormons...who use the beehive as the state's logo, emblem, flag, police cars... however, the bee is the not the state bird of Utah. Ironically, it is the California Seagull that is the state bird of Utah. They decided to keep the gulls and send Coyote back to the poppy state. Appropriately, California chose an hallucinogenic flower for our emblem. Could this be a rap song? Coyote says that the closest he will get to rap is attempting to emulate the "beat poets" or beatniks of the sixties. "Land Of Mediocrity" ends this podcast with its' portrayal of Utah Mormon life. Coyote shows compassion and understanding in his 2nd level of Buddhist songwriting. This recording was kept simple using the original 4-track master and the addition of a tambourine. Sounding like Arlo Guthrie or a romantic Bob Dylan, Coyote's acoustic guitar presents a new protest song about religion in a similar way that The Beatles conveyed their disappointment in British Christianity with their song, "Eleanor Rigby." Background songs: "Great Salt Lake," the flute INTRO song, is from the cd, Level 2 = Christ Killer, recently released by Shaolin Records. Coyote's flute playing was originally inspired by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. "Christ Killer," with Coyote's wild solos and scary monks chanting. With only an elk hide drum and an electric guitar, the Zen boys call themselves The NEPHILIM CHOIR with their manly low vocal harmonies. "Peace Of Mind #1," was supposed to be the first song of the first album by American Zen. Here it is with the love of a Paul McCartney song and the witty lyrical satire of Bob Dylan. "I Want To Laugh #2," was originally a song with words, that became a duet between slide guitar and flute, that became a solo slide instrumental song, that became what it is as Coyote stood in a bank line and heard this simple lyric while imagining a flootball team struggling to regain control of their game. Podcast #9 of American Zen's LEVEL 2 of Zen Buddhism. Episode 29 of the AMERICAN ZEN BUDDHIST ROCK PODCAST series detailing the spiritual, intellectual, artistic, and poetic development of America's First Buddhist Rock Band, American Zen featuring the songs, artwork, and writings of The happy hippie Hippy Coyote. Today's webstories: (Use slideshow LINKS to visit webpages of this podcast.) http://www.actZEN.com TAI CHI BEGINNER book by Master Zhen Shen-Lang Produced each friday by Richard Connor for Shaolin Records. http://www.shaolinRECORDS.com CD Website for LEVEL 2 = Christ Killer: http://www.LEVEL2christKILLER.com RSS feed, podcast blog, subscriptions and episode archives: http://www.coyoteRADIO.net All excerpts and writings used by permission of http://www.shaolinMUSIC.com Copyright 2007 All rights reserved. ASCAP Music masters licensed by http://www.shaolinRECORDS.com