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Dharma Talk: “Everywhere You Turn” with Valerie Forstman

This talk takes up case 34 in the Blue Cliff Record or Hekiganroku, “Kyozan’s ‘Not Wandering,’” as a guide to that exploration. Kyozan (Yangshan) asks a monk, “Where have you

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Dharma Talk: “Everywhere You Turn” with Valerie Forstman

This talk takes up case 34 in the Blue Cliff Record or Hekiganroku, “Kyozan’s ‘Not Wandering,’” as a guide to that exploration. Kyozan (Yangshan) asks a monk, “Where have you

Dharma Talk: “The Great Matter: Arriving in the Light of Day” with Valerie Forstman

Fresh home from a memorial service for a beloved mentor and on the heels of the flooding in Texas, Valerie turns to case 41 of the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff

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Dharma Talk: “The Great Matter: Arriving in the Light of Day” with Valerie Forstman

Fresh home from a memorial service for a beloved mentor and on the heels of the flooding in Texas, Valerie turns to case 41 of the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff

Dharma Talk: “Falling into the Heart of the World” with Valerie Forstman

In this first teisho since returning from the North American Sanbo Zan sesshin led by Yamada Ryoun Roshi, Valerie takes up Case 4 in the Shoyoroku or Book of Serenity,

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Dharma Talk: “Falling into the Heart of the World” with Valerie Forstman

In this first teisho since returning from the North American Sanbo Zan sesshin led by Yamada Ryoun Roshi, Valerie takes up Case 4 in the Shoyoroku or Book of Serenity,

Dharma Talk: “Homecoming: Not a single step taken” with Valerie Forstman

In this first dharma talk after returning from a monthlong mini-ango in Germany, Valerie turns to the final case in the Mumonkan or Gateless Gate, “Kempo’s One Way,” a koan

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Dharma Talk: “Homecoming: Not a single step taken” with Valerie Forstman

In this first dharma talk after returning from a monthlong mini-ango in Germany, Valerie turns to the final case in the Mumonkan or Gateless Gate, “Kempo’s One Way,” a koan

Dharma Talk: “The Refuge of No Refuge” with David Loy

In this talk, David explores the idea of refuge. To take refuge is to run away to a hiding place…Is that what we should do? Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud

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Dharma Talk: “The Refuge of No Refuge” with David Loy

In this talk, David explores the idea of refuge. To take refuge is to run away to a hiding place…Is that what we should do? Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud

Dharma Talk: “The single stone ten thousand feet down in the sea of Ise” with Maria Reis Habito

Zen is a practice to deeply explore and fully live our true Self. Might the Koan about the stone deep down in the sea of Ise be a helpful pointer

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Dharma Talk: “The single stone ten thousand feet down in the sea of Ise” with Maria Reis Habito

Zen is a practice to deeply explore and fully live our true Self. Might the Koan about the stone deep down in the sea of Ise be a helpful pointer

Dharma Talk: “Why I Love the Three Poisons” with David Loy

In this talk, David explores the depth and application of this teaching to our modern lives. He notes, “We often do not appreciate that the three poisons is a profound

Dharma Talk: Don’t Know, Can’t Know, Who Knows? with Shana Smith

In this talk, Shana takes us right into “don’t know mind” as a portal to discovering our true nature and the freedom inherent in simply being alive. By tasting this

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