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Dharma Talk: “It’s Alive!” with Scott Thornton

24 min • 22 juli 2025

Scott’s talked is based on one of Joshu’s sayings. When asked “What is meditation?” he responded, “Non-meditation.” When asked how that could be, he said, “It’s alive! It’s alive!”

Recorded on July 17th, 2025

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