Mountain Cloud Zen Podcasts

Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen
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Santa Fe, NM

  1. 11/25/2025

    Dharma Talk: “The Boundless Way” with Maria Habito

    Maria turns to Mumonkan Case 7, Joshu’s “Wash your Bowl”, his advice to a newcomer who earnestly asked him for instruction about the way. How does this simple instruction reflect

    26 min

  2. 11/18/2025

    Dharma Talk: “Freedom and the Sound of the Bell” with Carolyn Seburn

    How do we reconcile the wondrous and borderless reality of the essence with the messiness of our everyday lives? Are changing diapers, checking a phone or driving to work really

    25 min

  3. 11/11/2025

    Dharma Talk: “Nothing Lacking” with Scott Thornton

    In this talk, Scott takes up Case 10 of the Mumonkon, “Seizei the Poor.” Recorded on November 6th, 2025 Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud with a donation or becoming a

    26 min

  4. 11/04/2025

    Dharma Talk: “Bring me the Rhinoceros” with Valerie Forstman and Natalie Goldberg

    For this talk, Valerie is joined by friend, author, artist, and dharma teacher, Natalie Goldberg. Together, Natalie and Valerie take up case 25 in the Book of Equanimity or Shoyoroku

    53 min

  5. 10/29/2025

    Dharma Talk: “How to See in the Dark” with Valerie Forstman

    This talk begins with the question, ‘What is it to be human?’ When Siddhartha Gautama was 29 years old, he leapt beyond the palace walls of his rarified life in search of an answer to this question. One of Shakyamuni Buddha’s earliest teachings points the way towards what he discovered: Stop and see. Stop the conditioned activity of our discursive minds, our habitual ways of framing the world, our fixed concepts about who and what we are. Put down the artifice of that narrow flashlight. Turn off the projector and see. See what remains. In effect, see in the dark. In response to this invitation, Valerie turns to case 89 in the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff Record, ‘Unmon’s Bright Light.’ Addressing the assembly, Unmon says, “Everyone has their own bright light. When you look at it, you can’t see it; it is complete darkness. Now, what is the bright light of you all?” Unmon’s own reply is a pointer to who we truly are and to how that matters in our lives.

    36 min

  6. 08/12/2025

    Dharma Talk: “Everywhere You Turn” with Valerie Forstman

    This talk takes up case 34 in the Blue Cliff Record or Hekiganroku, “Kyozan’s ‘Not Wandering,’” as a guide to that exploration. Kyozan (Yangshan) asks a monk, “Where have you

    49 min

  7. 08/05/2025

    Dharma Talk: “Zen Practice: Sweeping the Ground of our Lives” with Valerie Forstman

    In this talk, Valerie returns to the basics of Zen practice beginning with a beloved verse by the renowned 8th century Chinese poet, Li Po. The poem is both a practice

    37 min

  8. 07/29/2025

    Dharma Talk: “The humanity of our life in a borderless now” with Valerie Forstman

    In this talk, Valerie begins with the poetry of love and loss as a portal to a saying from the eminent 9th century Chan/Zen master Joshu (Zhaozhou) about the timelessness

    38 min
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  • Creator
    Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © Mountain Cloud Zen Center 2014
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