Episode
The Basis of Sickness
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- Mar 18, 2026
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- 1530
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Summary
This Dharma Discourse was given by Rev Rinsen Roshi during Fall Ango of 2025. In this discourse, Rinsen Roshi discusses the Vimalakirti Sutra and asks "What is the basis of sickness?". The discourse discusses how true sickness, the samsaric suffering, shows up in lives. Roshi discuess this along side the Fall Ango theme of the Lotus in the Fire.