Field of Weeds

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, 2011

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.

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, 2011

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, 2011

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, 2011

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, 2011

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 experimenting with various programs so I can bring this to you in a seamless fashion. The bumper music is Perl and Porto - 3rd Culture - Sutra.

Welcome to Field of Weeds, a weekly series from the desk of H. Grevemberg. This is episode #15 for December 30, 2010

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, 2010

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. 

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 formatted for portable devices.

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

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.

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:

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, 2010

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.

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, 2010

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, 2010

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, 2010

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, 2010