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Dharma Talk: “The Great Matter: Arriving in the Light of Day” with Valerie Forstman

Dharma Talk: “The Great Matter: Arriving in the Light of Day” with Valerie Forstman

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Fresh home from a memorial service for a beloved mentor and on the heels of the flooding in Texas, Valerie turns to case 41 of the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff Record, “Joshu’s ‘Great Death.’” How does this case speak to the root of our human experience? What does it say about the coming and going of life and death? Might this ancient exchange between two masters – a generation apart in age – offer a word to us about the great matter?

Recorded on July 10th, 2025

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