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Tenney, Megan, and Sarah give brief talks on the opening night of our Fall 2025 Open Source “Golden Wind” retreat. 

A student asked Yunmen, “When the tree withers and the leaves fall, what’s that?”

Yunmen said, “The Golden Wind reveals itself.”

                                                                        Blue Cliff Record Case 27

 (talks given October 13, 2025 at the Bodhi Manda Zen Center in Jemez Springs, New Mexico) 

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