
Dharma Talk: “Taking Care of the One Who is Not Ill” Valerie Forstman
Feb 17, 2026 - 37:06
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This talk is in reference to the Biblical “Tree of Life,” from which we disconnected when we ate from the “Tree of Knowledge.” How does our Zen practice help us
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