Mountain Cloud Zen Podcasts Dharma Talk: The Benevolence of Awakening with Valerie Forstman
Apr 17, 2025
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Non-Dual Essential State
- The essential state is pure and clear, yet mountains, rivers, and earth arise simultaneously within it. - This shows the non-dual, empty nature where form and emptiness coexist without separation.
Benevolence in Practice Retreats
- Benevolence pervades even in silent, snow-covered nature during deep practice retreats. - This benevolence absorbs concerns and dissolves troubling questions momentarily arising in practice.
Mind as Mountains and Rivers
- On Dogen's line, our mind is indistinguishable from mountains, rivers, and earth itself. - This realization affirms that our true self is the entire borderless, natural world around us.