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Dharma Talk: “No Choosing (This is it!)” with Scott Thornton

In Case 2 of The Blue Cliff Record, Master Joshu instructs us that, “The Supreme Way is not difficult; it simply dislikes picking and choosing.” How can this actually apply to a human life, especially in such trying times, since we seem to be faced with nothing but choices every day, from the most mundane to the most heart wrenching? Scott takes up this koan and these questions in his talk.

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Recorded on February 26th, 2026

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