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Open Source Retreat, September-October 2024: “Sickness and Medicine,” 2nd night talk: Tenney

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Tenney gives the second night talk on “Sickness and Medicine,” discussing the Blue Cliff Record commentary on the case and bringing i…

8 months ago

Open Source Retreat, September-October 2024: “Sickness and Medicine,” 4th night talk: Sarah

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Sarah gives the fourth night talk on “Sickness and Medicine.” (check back soon for expanded notes on this episode!)

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9 months, 1 week ago

Open Source Retreat, September-October 2024: “Sickness and Medicine,” 3rd night talk: Megan

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Megan gives the third night talk on “Sickness and Medicine,” focusing on sickness and suffering not as mistakes to be “fixed” but as …

9 months, 1 week ago

Open Source Retreat, September-October 2024: “Sickness and Medicine,” 1st night talks: Tenney, Sarah, & Megan

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Open Source teachers Tenney Nathanson, Sarah Bender, and Megan Rundel each give introductory talks on the first night of our retreat.…

11 months ago

Desert Rain Zen Sunrise Retreat, March 2025: "The World of Dew," 4th night talks: Tenney & Megan

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Tenney and Megan each give talks on the final night of the retreat. Tenney brings in a collection of anecdotes to continue exploring …

11 months ago

Desert Rain Zen Sunrise Retreat, March 2025: "The World of Dew," 3rd night talk: Megan

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Megan gives the third night retreat talk, bringing in several Issa poems that focus on impermanence, loss, and grief, then offering a…

11 months, 1 week ago

Desert Rain Zen Sunrise Retreat, March 2025: "The World of Dew," 2nd night talk: Tenney

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Tenney gives the talk on the second evening of our retreat (the end of our first full day). Taking up three koans from The Blue Cliff…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Desert Rain Zen Sunrise Retreat, March 2025: "The World of Dew," 1st night talks: Tenney & Megan

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Tenney and Megan give introductory talks on the first night of our Spring 2025 Desert Sunrise Retreat, "The World of Dew." Issa's hea…

11 months, 2 weeks ago