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Text June 28, 2023

Falling Into the Well of Sesshin

John Tarrant

Koans
Baling's Falling into a Well (MK74b), Jiashan Meets the Boat Monk, Jiashan's State of Mind (EV99), Knock on Any Door (BCR), Teaching That Lasts a Lifetime (BCR14)
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2022 Fall Sesshin, awakening, Boat Monk, body of reality, Daowu, Dharmakaya, falling, Jiashan, leaving, October 5 2022, teacher and student, traveler, Yaoshan, Yunmen
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The nice thing about falling is it’s already happened, you know? It started already; there’s not much you can do about it. So you’re kind of free, in a way. It’s sort of like being condemned: Knowing you’ll die tomorrow—well, you can do anything you want tonight.

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Video March 29, 2023

Touch & Nearness – Benefits of the Red Thread

Tess Beasley

Koans
Why Can't a Clear-eyed Person Cut the Red Thread? (MK30c)
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intimacy, nearness, Socrates, Sunday Talks, teacher and student, teaching, the red thread, touch
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A short reading extolls the benefits of the Red Thread, from a Sunday Zen session with guest host Tess Beasley. A student of Socrates notes how much he profits from the nearness of the teacher even when the lesson remains obscure. Recorded March 26, 2023.

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