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Tortoise Mountain

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Audio March 2, 2022

Winter Sesshin: My Heart Is Not at Rest

Jesse Cardin

Koans
Tortoise Mountain Wakes Up
Tags
2022 Winter Sesshin, February 5 2022, my heart is not at rest, PZI Online Temple, Tortoise Mountain, Xuefeng, Yantou
Category
Audio

Jesse Cardin tells the story of Zen’s favorite odd couple Yantou and Xuefeng holed up snowbound on Tortoise Mountain. Xuefeng’s heart is not at rest, he can not sleep or stop thinking about his heart not being at rest.

49' 57"
Audio February 5, 2021

Musical Interlude – This Very Heart Mind

Michael Wilding

Koans
Baling's Snow in a Silver Bowl (MK74a)(BCR13), This Very Heart-Mind Is Buddha
Tags
friendship, Handing Things on in the Dark, Tortoise Mountain
Category
Audio, Excerpt, Music

Michael Wilding offers his original musical response in the Meditation and Talk on January 31, 2021. Audio excerpt from the Sunday session, PZI Zen Online. 4 minutes.

4' 20"
Audio February 4, 2021

Two Friends Snowbound on Tortoise Mountain

John Tarrant

Koans
Tortoise Mountain Wakes Up
Tags
awakening, friendship, Tortoise Mountain
Category
Audio, Excerpt

On friendship—two old friends on Tortoise Mountain are snowed in. One wakes up and so does the Mountain. Audio clip from Sunday Zen, recorded January 31, 2021. 7 minutes.

7' 25"