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Mountain Cloud Zen Podcasts

Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen

Santa Fe, NM

religion & spirituality buddhism

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Dharma Talk: “Opening the Floodgates” with Shana Smith

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2026/02/10

Shana delves into Case 9 of the Hekiganroku and Case 15c of the Miscellaneous Koans as pointers to navigating the polycrisis. Recorded on February 5th, 2026 Please consider supporting Mountain

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Dharma Talk: “The ‘Such-as-this’ Sutra” with Valerie...

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2026/01/27

Opening with a reading of Mountain Cloud’s Land Acknowledgment, this talk is framed by a tribute to Joanna Macy through poetry that helped to inspire her deep and abiding support

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29:47

Dharma Talk: “Sitting in the Midst of Tragedy” with...

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2026/01/20

Scott takes up Case 6 of the Blue Cliff Record, Unmon’s “Every Day is a Good Day.” Recorded on January 15th, 2026 Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud with a donation

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Dharma Talk: “Begin Again: The timeless gift of a new...

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2026/01/13

In this first Dharma talk of the new year, Valerie reads from a recently published collection of poetry, Begin Where You Are, then turns to the question, ‘Where Are You?’

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Dharma Talk: “One Treasure – Endlessly Functioning”...

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2025/12/23

In the wake of the Rohatsu sesshin at Mountain Cloud and our deep dive into Hakuin’s Song of Zazen, Valerie begins this talk with a painting by Hakuin, an image

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37:52

Dharma Talk – Illumined; Illumining: The Full Moon of...

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2025/12/09

On the occasion of the last full moon of this calendar year, Valerie turns to case 100 in the Blue Cliff Record or Hekiganroku. Speaking directly to our life and

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Dharma Talk: “How to See in the Dark” with Valerie...

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2025/10/29

Does the earth’s ecological crisis reveal a universal problem? Astronomers have recently detected thousands of exoplanets circling nearby stars. It seems highly unlikely that none of the other countless planets in the universe has evolved a biosphere with intelligent life. Wouldn’t their own technological evolution tend to produce the same bottleneck? What would that mean for us?

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37:48

Dharma Talk: “The humanity of our life in a...

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2025/07/29

In this talk, Valerie begins with the poetry of love and loss as a portal to a saying from the eminent 9th century Chan/Zen master Joshu (Zhaozhou) about the timelessness

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23:46

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

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2025/07/22

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

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45:48

Dharma Talk: “The Great Matter: Arriving in the Light...

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2025/07/15

Fresh home from a memorial service for a beloved mentor and on the heels of the flooding in Texas, Valerie turns to case 41 of the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff

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Dharma Talk: “The World and Us” with Henry Shukman

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2025/07/08

In this talk, Henry explores our place in the world through koans and poems. Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud with a donation or becoming a member so we can continue

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Dharma Talk: “Falling into the Heart of the World”...

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2025/07/01

In this first teisho since returning from the North American Sanbo Zan sesshin led by Yamada Ryoun Roshi, Valerie takes up Case 4 in the Shoyoroku or Book of Serenity,

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Dharma Talk: “The Practice of Insight Dialogue” with...

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2025/06/24

Insight Dialogue (ID) is a relational meditation practice for developing awareness, compassion and wisdom. It is designed to help us awaken together and integrate our understanding of Dharma teachings in

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Dharma Talk: “Homecoming: Not a single step taken”...

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2025/06/17

In this first dharma talk after returning from a monthlong mini-ango in Germany, Valerie turns to the final case in the Mumonkan or Gateless Gate, “Kempo’s One Way,” a koan

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38:24

Dharma Talk: “How to Disappear” with Katie Arnold

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2025/06/03

Katie Arnold tells a story from her upcoming book How to Disappear about an arduous and illuminating long distance run in the high country. Katie Arnold is the author of

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44:17

Dharma Talk: “The Refuge of No Refuge” with David Loy

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2025/05/09

In this talk, David explores the idea of refuge. To take refuge is to run away to a hiding place…Is that what we should do? Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud

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Dharma Talk: “The single stone ten thousand feet down...

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2025/05/09

Zen is a practice to deeply explore and fully live our true Self. Might the Koan about the stone deep down in the sea of Ise be a helpful pointer

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Dharma Talk: The Benevolence of Awakening with...

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2025/04/17

In this early spring talk, Valerie turns to the way of awakening, discovered and explored as this world – in the midst – just as it is. Not-two. The talk

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Dharma Talk: “By Boat or By Land: Crossing over,...

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2025/04/03

In this talk, Valerie begins by revisiting themes from our recent sesshin – the wellspring of zazen, the intimacy of not-knowing, the peace that passes all understanding. The talk explores

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Dharma Talk: “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and the...

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2025/04/03

In this teisho, Shana uses Ruben Habito Roshi’s “ABC’s of Zen” as parallels for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She then explores Case 43 of the Shoyoroku as a pointer into

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