April 2023 Monthly Zazenkai Talk (Shinjinmei Series Part 4)

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Our Zazenkai today is in celebration of the Buddha´s birthday, traditionally April 8th in Japan! We will look at the Buddha's birthday and the Shinjinmei

Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:
April 7-8, 2023 -OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI »

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April 2023 Monthly Zazenkai Talk (Shinjinmei Series Part 4)

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MP3•单集首页

Our Zazenkai today is in celebration of the Buddha´s birthday, traditionally April 8th in Japan! We will look at the Buddha's birthday and the Shinjinmei

Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:
April 7-8, 2023 -OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI »

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