GENJOKOAN
Actualizing the Fundamental Point
January 19 - March 9

session 8, chapter 12 3/9/26
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Session 7 chapters 10 + 11 , March 2, 2026
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Session 6, chapter 9 2/23/26
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Session 5 chapter 8 2/16/26
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session 4 chapters 6 amd 7 2/9/26
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session 3: chapter 5 2/2/26
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session 2: chapters 3 and 4 1/26/26
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Session 1: Text, Chapters 1 and 2
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THE BODHISATTVA PATH
October 6 - November 17, 2025

Paramitas 5 and 6 11/17/25
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The Paramitas 11/10/25
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Practice in the Family - Alice's Garden 11/3/25
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More Bodhisattva Practice 10/27/25
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Lay Bodhisattva Practice - Ecosattvas 10/20/25
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Ugra's Question - Zen Peacemakers 10/13/25
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Session One: Chris Fortin talk 10/6/25
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THE TEN OXHERDING PICTURES
June 23 - July 28, 2025

Returning to the Source - Entering the Marketplace 7/28/25
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stages six to eight 7/21/25
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Catching and Taming the Ox 7/14/25
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Finding Traces - Seeing the Ox 7/7/25
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Searching for the Ox 6/30/25
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THE ROOTS OF GOODNESS
April 1 - May 20, 2025

Not Engaging in Useless Arguments 5/20/25
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Practicing Wisdom 5/13/25
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Concentrating on Settling in Dhyana-Samadhi 5/6/25
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Not Losing Sight of True Dharma 4/29/25
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Diligent Effort 4/22/25
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Knowing One Has Enough - Appreciating Serenity 4/15/25
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Having Few Desires 4/8/25
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Opening Comments 4/1/ 25
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THE HEART SUTRA - Gone Beyond
February 18 - March 25, 2025

session six 3/25/25
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session five 3/18/25
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session four 3/11/25
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session three 3/4/25
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session two 2/25/25
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session one 2/18/2025
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THE SIX REALMS - Buddhist Psychology
January 6 - February 10, 2025

session 6 2/10/25
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session five 2/3/25
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session four 1/27/25
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session three 1/20/25
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session two 1/13/25
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session one 1/6/25
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HUAYEN - ENTRY INTO THE REALM OF REALITY
October 14 - November 25, 2024

last session 11/25/24
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session 5 11/18/24
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session 3 10/28/24
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Huyen session 2 10/21/24
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session 1 10/14/24
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BUDDHIST ETHICS
May 6 - June 24, 2024

Grave Precepts Conclusion 6/24/24
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Grave Precepts, Not Killing 6/17/24
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Three Pure Precepts 6/10/24
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The Two Truths, Pure Precepts 6/3/24
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Confession and Refuge 5/27/24
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Renunciation 5/20/24
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The 16 Bodhisattva Precepts 5/13/24
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Overview 5/6/24
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The How-To of Zen Practice
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
February 12 - March 25

epilogue 3/25/24
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fukanzazengi 3/11/24
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True Nature 3/4/24
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There was a problem with the recording of the third session. Sorry!

Breathing 2/19/24
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Right Practice - Posture 2/12/24
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Imagination and Transformation
The Six Paramitas
10/2/23 - 11/13/23

Prajna Paramita 11/13/23
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Meditation 11/6/23
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Joyful Effort 10/30/23
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Patience 10/16/23
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Generosity 10/9/23
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Imagination 10/2/23
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TEN OXHERDING PICTURES
June 5 - July 17, 2023

The recording of the song at the end of session 7 did not work. Please email me and I will send you the link to it.

session 7, returning to the source and entering the marketplace 7/17/23
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session 6, forgetting the ox and transcending the ox 7/10/23
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session 5, taming the ox and riding the ox home 7/3/23
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session 4, seeing the ox and catching the ox 6/26/23
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session 3, finding the traces 6/19/23
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session 2, the search 6/12/23
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session 1, introduction 6/5/23
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Stories of Chinese Zen Ancestors
March 13 - April 24, 2023

Yunyan and Dongshan 4/10/23
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Lingzhao, Liu Tiemo, Moshan Liaoran, Tea Lady 4/3/23
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Miaoxin, Yangshan, Shitou 3/27/23
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Sengcan, Daoxin, Hongren, Huineng 3/20/23
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Bodhidharma, Zongchi, Huike 3/13/23
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How to Cook Your Life
The Tenzokyokun as Skillful Means
January 16 - March 6, 2023

session 8, Conclusion 3/6/23
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session 7: Nothing is Hidden 2/27/23
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session 6: Nonduality 2/20/23
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session 5: Parental Mind/Passion for Life 2/13/23
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session 4: Everything you encounter is your life 2/6/23
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Tenzokyokun session 3 (with introductory meditation) 1/30/23
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Tenzokyokun session 2 1/23/23
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Tenzokyokun part 1 1/16/23
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REALIZING GENJOKOAN
September 19 - November 7, 2022

A Fish Swims, a Bird Flies 11/7/22
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Something is Still Lacking 10/31/22
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The Moon in Water 10/24/22
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Chapter 6, Dropping the Self 10/17/22
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Realization Beyond Realization 10/3/22
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The Meaning of Genjo 9/26/22
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Genjokoan Text 9/19/22
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Shamanic Bones of Zen
Text: Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, The Shamanic Bones of Zen

Session 6, Ceremonies and Rituals 8/22/22
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Session 5: Chanting 8/8/22
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Session 4, Zazen as Ritual 8/1/22
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Session 3, Making Offerings 7/25/22
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Zen Ancestors, Discussion about Chapter One
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LIVING BY VOW
May 2 - June 20, 2022

Sutra Opening Verse 6/20/22
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Meal Verses part 3 6/13/22
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Meal Verses part 2 6/6/22
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Meal Chants part 1 6/1/22
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Three Refuges 5/16/22
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Verse of Repentance 5/9/22
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Four Bodhisattva Vows 5/2/22
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Foundational Teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha
and the Practice of Mindfulness
March 7 - April 11, 2022

Observations of the Objects of Mind 4/5/22
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Observation of Mind; The 8-fold Path in Practice 3/28/22
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Observation of Feelings; Cause and Effect 3/21/22
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Elements of the Body, Four Noble Truths 3/14/22
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Observation of the Body 3/7/22
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ZEN POETRY
January 17 - February 21, 2022

session 6, Contemporary and Haiku 2/21/22
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session 5, Ryokan, 2/14/22
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session 4, Dogen and Saigyo 2/7/22
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session 3, Hongzhi and Rujing 1/31/22
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Tang Dynasty I - Hanshan 1/17/22
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THE ART OF JUST SITTING
October 4 - November 22, 2021

session 6, Okumura, Sheng-Yen, Loori 11/8/21
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session # 5: Katagiri, Maezumi, Keizan
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Shikantaza #1 Introduction 10/4/21
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WISDOM OF TRAUMA
July 26 - September 27, 2021

What is Trauma? 7/26/21
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session 6, Creating the Future / Karma 6/28/21
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session 5, Creative Action 6/21/21
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session 4, Dogen's UJI, 6/14/21
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session 3, Time, Being, and Space 6/7/21
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Session 1, Human Suffering 5/17/21
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Environment and Bodhisattva Vow
March 8 - April 26, 2021

Session 7: Zen Practice and Ecological Action, 4/19/21
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Session 6: Buddhist Ecology Awareness, 4/12/21
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Session 5: Food Justice, 4/5/21
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Session 4: Food Practice, Meal Verses, 3/29/21
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Session 3: Interconnectedness, 3/22/21
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Session 2: Damage done in our Relationship with the Earth, Verse of Repentance, 3/15/21
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Session 1: Our Relationship with the Earth, 3/8/21
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CROSS-CUTURAL LITERACY with Jay English

Free Your Mind 2/27/21
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WEDNESDAY CLASS

Middle Way Teachings, 2/3/21
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THE LOTUS SUTRA
January 4 - February 22, 2021

The Lotus Sutra session 8 Samantabhadra, 2/22/21
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The Lotus Sutra session 7, 2/15/21
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The Lotus Sutra, session 6 2/8/21
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The Lotus Sutra, Session 5 2/1/21
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The Lotus Sutra, session 4 1/25/21
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The Lotus Sutra, session 3, 1/18/21
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Lotus Sutra session 2, 1/11/21
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Lotus Sutra Session 1, 1/4/21
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MEETING MALE AND FEMALE ANCESTORS OF THE ZEN LINEAGE
text: Thomas Cleary (transl.), Transmission of Light, September 14 - November 2, 2020

Zen Ancestors, session 1, 9/14/20
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Zen Ancestors session 2, 9/21/20
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Zen Ancestors, session 3, 9/28/20
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Zen Ancestors, session 4, 10/5/20
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Zen Ancestors, session 5, 10/12/20
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Zen Ancestors, session 6, 10/20/20
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Zen Ancestors Session 7, 10/26/20
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Zen Ancestors, session 8, 11/2/20
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The BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS as Support for Our Life in the World of Suffering
text: Reb Anderson, Being Upright
September 2 - October 28, 2020

The Bodhisattva Precepts, Session 1, 9/2/20
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The Bodhisattva Precepts, Session 2, 9/9/20
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The Bodhisattva Precepts, session 3, 9/16/20
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Bodhisattva Precepts session 4, 9/23/20
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Bodhisattva Precepts, session 5, 9/30/20
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Bodhisattva Precepts, session 6, 10/7/20
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Bodhisattva Precepts session 7, 10/21/20
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Bodhisattva Precepts, session 8, 10/28/20
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UNDERSTANDING OUR MIND May 4 - June 22, 2020
Text: Thich Nhat Hanh, Understanding Our Mind

Alaya Vijnana, Store Consiousness, part 1, 5/4/20
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Storehouse Consciousness, part 2, 5/11/20
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Manas, 5/18/20
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Mind Consciousness 5/25/20
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Sense Consciousnesses 6/1/20
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Verse of Repentance 5/9/22
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The Nature of Reality 6/8/20
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The Path of Practice, part 1 6/15/20
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The Path of Practice, part 2, 6/22/20
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session 8, Emptiness and Form, 4/26/21
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