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Video September 27, 2023

Belinda & the Monster aka Beauty & the Beast

John Tarrant

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Beauty and the Beast, Belinda and the Monster, fairytale, September 17 2023, Sunday Talks, writer Italo Calvino
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John Tarrant retells the mythic story of Belinda and the Monster, Italo Calvino’s version of Beauty and the Beast. The archetypal forces personified in the story are present in all of us. Can we allow ourselves to feel all that we are? What is the monster? Where do you find yourself in the story?

57' 19"
Audio July 13, 2023

The Nature of Buddha Nature – The Youngest Son, The Golden Bird, & The Fox

John Tarrant

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Hakuin's Praise Song for Meditation, The Golden Bird
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Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, buddha nature, dumbling, fairytale, Fox Roshi, Golden Bird, July 9 2023, karma, mistakes, simple son, Sunday Talks, writer Mark Dotey, writer Pico Iyer
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Buddha nature is the thing that you see in the modest places.The one who is disvalued and ignored, the simple one, might be close to the treasure. John Tarrant tells the story of the Golden Bird, and reads Hakuin’s Praise Song for Meditation.

56' 45"