Ryoshin Hoshi's Dharma talk, “Life is But a Dream,” June 30, 2024

The Village Zendo's virtual zendo is privileged to present, “Life is But a Dream,” a dharma talk in which Ryoshin Hoshi considers Case 40 from the Blue Cliff Record, Nan Ch'uan's "It's Like a Dream." This koan encourages us to consider whether we are truly present in our life, or caught up in our ideas about life.
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