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The Little Thread of Nothing – Talk Three, from Why Mu? with Valerie Forstman (Video)

To pursue the Why? you must surpass the Why? Then there is nothing left but Mu. As Henry said in Talk Two, “Mu is the last thing that can be

The Essential Koan – Talk Two, Why Mu? with Henry Shukman (Video)

Sanbo Zen abbot, Ryoun Roshi, regards “Mu” as the one essential koan. He believes it’s the constant koan we can consistently return to, amidst the many other koans, because we

The Great Why? – Talk One from Why Mu? with Henry Shukman (Video)

Why live life and why practice? These are the questions behind Why Mu? Henry asks, why is any of “this” happening? But the fact is – we are here and

Why Koans? Talk Three, Henry Shukman

Each moment of our life is like the koan. We study this piece of life; in the controlled setting we can see more of what it really is. When we

Dharmatalk: Gathering of the Heart

“… Joshu is still sitting. I can’t but sit …” Description: In this talk given on the second day of the Spring 2020 sesshin at Mountain Cloud, Valerie takes up the

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Dharmatalk: The Other Power

“… Usually with training, we can become more and more creators of wellbeing …” Description: This short talk, given on the final day of the 2019 Winter Sesshin, offers words of

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Talk 3 from the Original Love 4 Retreat, Mu Koan (Video)

This isn’t something we get, it’s something that happens to us and continues happening. Henry explores the koan Mu in this third talk from the Original Love 4 Retreat. Henry

What is Mu? Talk 2 from the Original Love 3 Retreat, Valerie Forstman

Valerie gives the second talk for the Original Love 3 retreat. She unpacks the primary Zen koan Mu. What is Mu? asks Valerie. She quotes Sanbo Zen Teacher Ruben Habito:

Meeting Mu, Dharma Talk by Henry Shukman

Developing mindfulness is like creating a warm loving home inside yourself. In Henry’s final talk prior to the election he acknowledges that the eyes of people all over the globe

The Power of Mu, Dharma Talk by Maura Noone

Senior Sanbo Zen student and long term MCZC sangha member Maura Noone offered a dharma talk, The Power of Mu, on Thursday evening July 30. Please watch this moving talk

Dharmatalk: Case 1, The Gateless Gate: Joshu’s Dog (Mu): 2018 Rohatsu Sesshin (Part 2 of 6)

“… Present moment awareness is deeply fulfilling.” Description: This is the second talk of the 2018 Rohatsu sesshin. The benefits of restriction, i.e., not moving, concentrating on our practice, etc.,

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Dharmatalk: Case 1, The Gateless Gate: Joshu’s Dog (Mu)

Can you see the golden flash of Mu? Description: This is the first teisho of the Summer 2018 sesshin. Traditionally, during a sesshin, the first talk is about the first koan,

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Teisho: Cases 1, 7, & 23 of The Book of Equanimity

“… if we can taste the power of the Buddha just sitting …” Description: This teisho is the second talk from the Summer 2017 sesshin. The talk begins with an acknowledgment of

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Teisho: Shukman: Case 1, The Gateless Gate: Joshu’s Dog (Mu)

“… Everything has its source in zazen …” “… The more clearly we see what is going on, the more clearly we discover there is only what is going on …” Description: This

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