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Whole Hearted Sitting: Talk Two of Zen Basics Retreat, Valerie Forstman

May 30, 2021

There is so much more to what we commonly experience and know, and much less. ~ Henry Shukman

Valerie picks up where Henry left off in Talk 1 of this retreat and focuses on meeting one’s true nature, as shown in two back-top-back koans, Cases 14 and 15 from the Blue Cliff Record.

Once you have really seen things as they are, there is no more moon and no more finger. No moon, no finger. ~ Ryokan

Dharma talk recorded on May 21 from the Zen Basics Retreat.
Featured Photo by Joshua Woroniecki on Unsplash
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