Episode
The Mind is Mountains, Rivers, and the Earth
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- Zen Mind
- Published
- Apr 2, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2560
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Summary
This talk was offered on Day 2 of the Spring Sesshin at the Boulder Zen Center. It takes up a classic koan exchange: “What is the wondrous clear mind?” – “Mountains, rivers, and the earth. The sun, the moon, and stars.” The talk invites practitioners to investigate where the mind is located in their own experience, moving through a progression: from the familiar default of a private chamber behind the eyes, to attention merged with breath traveling through the body, to the senses opening outw...