Mountain Cloud Zen Podcasts

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Zen Podcast series based on Mountain Cloud Zen Center’s Thursday evening dharma talks that explore classical koans of Zen. The podcasts help us in our mission of offering core Zen training in the lineage of Sanbo Zen to create healthier and kinder lives for all, while also supporting our Three Treasures Prison Project in which we work with inmates in a maximum security prison, as well as serving the immediate community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, our international sangha, and the broader world community of all beings.

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Valerie Forstman
Valerie Forstman is a Zen teacher and practitioner associated with the Mountain Cloud Zen Center. She has dedicated her life to the study and practice of Zen Buddhism, focusing on the teachings of the Sanbo Zen lineage. Valerie is known for her insightful interpretations of Zen koans and her ability to connect traditional teachings with contemporary life. She actively participates in community outreach programs, including those aimed at supporting individuals in prison through the Three Treasures Prison Project.
Shana Smith
Shana Smith is a Zen practitioner and teacher who focuses on integrating principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the framework of Zen practice. She has studied under various Zen masters and is known for her insightful teachings that connect traditional Zen concepts with contemporary social issues.

Topics Discussed

awakening Benevolence Zen dharma talk Dharma Talk zazen intimacy of not-knowing peace sesshin Diversity Equity Inclusion ABCs of Zen Ruben Habito Roshi Case 43 Shoyoroku koans poetry threshold moment Gateless Gate Mumonkan flag movement

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Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on Mountain Cloud Zen Podcasts.

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Dharma Talk: The Benevolence of Awakening with Valerie Forstman

Guests
Valerie Forstman
Keywords
awakening Benevolence Zen dharma talk
In this early spring talk, Valerie turns to the way of awakening, discovered and explored as this world in the midst just as it is. Not-two. The talk
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Dharma Talk: “By Boat or By Land: Crossing over, fully arrived” with Valerie Forstman

Guests
Valerie Forstman
Keywords
Dharma Talk zazen intimacy of not-knowing peace sesshin
In this talk, Valerie begins by revisiting themes from our recent sesshin – the wellspring of zazen, the intimacy of not-knowing, the peace that passes all understanding. The talk explores
0:00 36:47

Dharma Talk: “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and the ABC’s of Zen” with Shana Smith

Guests
Shana Smith
Keywords
Diversity Equity Inclusion ABCs of Zen Ruben Habito Roshi Case 43 Shoyoroku
In this teisho, Shana uses Ruben Habito Roshi’s “ABC’s of Zen” as parallels for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She then explores Case 43 of the Shoyoroku as a pointer into
0:00 33:29

Dharma Talk: “Waking up to this threshold moment” with Valerie Forstman

Guests
Valerie Forstman
Keywords
Dharma Talk koans poetry threshold moment
In this talk, Valerie begins with poetry as a portal to the language of koans, a language that uses words to go beyond words. Koans don’t just describe or express
0:00 46:05

Dharma Talk: “What Moves?” with Valerie Forstman

Guests
Valerie Forstman
Keywords
Dharma Talk Gateless Gate Mumonkan Zen flag movement
In the Gateless Gate (Mumonkan) case 29, two monks watch a temple flag flapping in the wind. They argue back and forth: is it the flag that moves or the

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