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in the Cloud
Mountain Cloud Zen Center
Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 476
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Dharma Talk: "The Oak Tree of Life" with Maria Habito
Episode 470
lundi 23 février 2026 • Duration 29:58
This talk is in reference to the Biblical "Tree of Life," from which we disconnected when we ate from the "Tree of Knowledge." How does our Zen practice help us to reconnect? Does Joshu's "Oak tree in the garden" give a hint?
Recorded on February 19, 2026
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Dharma Talk: "Taking Care of the One Who is Not Ill" Valerie Forstman
Episode 469
mardi 17 février 2026 • Duration 37:06
Zen practice invites us to sit in the midst of things just as they are without being tossed about by difficulties. As the waves settle, it can happen – in one unguarded moment – that the world suddenly falls open. The long imagined scaffolding of separation falls away. And we discover: right there in the vicissitudes of our lives there is ONE who is completely free and untroubled. Dogen called it "untrammeled."
In this talk, Valerie acknowledges the ills of this world then turns to case 94 in the Book of Equanimity or Shoyoroku to explore the reality that doesn't divide and doesn't depend on circumstances. An exchange between Master Tozan (Dongshan) and a monk offers a window into Tozan's sickroom and a gateway into realizing – and taking care of – the one who does not get ill.
Recorded on February 12th, 2026
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Dharma Talk: "Freedom and the Sound of the Bell" with Carolyn Seburn
Episode 478
mardi 25 novembre 2025 • Duration 24:41
How do we reconcile the wondrous and borderless reality of the essence with the messiness of our everyday lives? Are changing diapers, checking a phone or driving to work really compatible with "vast and void, no holiness?"
Carolyn explores this question as it was posed by Unmon in 10th century China (Case 16 of the Mumonkan) "the world is vast and wide like this. Why do we put on our seven-panel robe at the sound of the bell?" Delve in to see how there is no contraction here.
Recorded on November 13th, 2025
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MCZP369_Henry Shukman_Samadhi, Unification.mp3
mardi 22 février 2022 • Duration 32:29
MCZP368_Valerie Forstman_Fierce Compassion.mp3
lundi 14 février 2022 • Duration 41:36
MCZP367_Hannelore Mueller_Bodhidharma's Vast and Void.mp3
mardi 8 février 2022 • Duration 37:02
MCZP366_Carmen Afable_The Oak Tree in the Garden.mp3
mercredi 2 février 2022 • Duration 38:51
MCZP365_Henry Shukman_Beginners Mind & Four Levels of Practice.mp3
mardi 25 janvier 2022 • Duration 52:06
MCZP364_Henry Shukman_A Precious Path.mp3
mardi 11 janvier 2022 • Duration 39:53
MCZP363_Maria Reis Habito_Dharma Master Hsin Tao.mp3
mardi 4 janvier 2022 • Duration 50:34
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