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Dharma Talk: “Place of Total Freedom” with Scott Thornton

This Dharma talk will take up Case 26 of Mumonkon (The Gateless Gate), “Two Monks Roll Up the Blinds”. In this koan Zen Master Hogen (Fayan) points us to the reality of this world of oneness and emptiness, where there are no dualistic concepts, no gaining or losing – the place of total freedom.

Recorded on September 18th, 2025

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