{"id":201509,"date":"2026-02-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201509"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:54:31","slug":"hiking-zen-with-brother-phap-luu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/hiking-zen-with-brother-phap-luu","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Zen with Brother Phap Luu"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/5173557d-36fb-42ce-a187-97c32d072791?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/hiking-zen-with-brother-phap-luu\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brother Phap Luu is a Zen Buddhist monk at Deer Park Monastery in Southern California, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He co\u2011authored&nbsp;<em>Hiking Zen<\/em>, which explores walking and hiking as mindfulness practices that cultivate presence, awareness, and connection to nature. Drawing from monastic life and meditation traditions, Brother Phap Luu shares how slowing down outdoors can help us reconnect with ourselves and the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1025326955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Mastery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Brother Phap Luu is a Zen Buddhist monk at Deer Park Monastery in Southern California, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He co\u2011authored&nbsp;Hiking Zen, which explores walking and hiking as mindfulness practices that cultivate presence, awareness, and connection to nature. 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