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Great Silence at the Beginning

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KOAN:

The field of boundless emptiness is what exists from the very beginning.

—Hongzhi

Audio February 7, 2023

Great Silence at the Beginning: The Morning Star & The Immovable Seat

Allison Atwill

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Great Silence at the Beginning
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awakening, Buddha's Story, Great Silence at the Beginning, January 22 2023, January Sunday Zen, morning star, Part 3, silence
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No management of the universe is necessary. Effort does not help. Buddha’s story starts with ‘everything’ achieved, and acknowledges the longing and sorrow that can not be assuaged by getting things. Buddha in awakening sits in the immovable seat at the center—all included—even Mara. Talk from January Sunday Zen, Part 3.

74' 29"