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Earth as Koan, Earth as Self – A Conversation with Susan Murphy Roshi

Earth as Koan, Earth as Self – A Conversation with Susan Murphy Roshi

Update: 2025-11-111
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In this conversation from our archive, Australian writer and Zen roshi Susan Murphy immerses us in the ancient tradition of koan and the power of the “not-knowing mind” to open a treasury of resources for meeting the climate crisis. Sharing several koans from Zen masters that push at the boundaries of our consciousness, she speaks to the way they can draw us deeper into kinship and reminds us that the Earth Herself is a koan waiting to be known. 


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Photo by Warren Summers.

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Earth as Koan, Earth as Self – A Conversation with Susan Murphy Roshi

Earth as Koan, Earth as Self – A Conversation with Susan Murphy Roshi

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