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The Stone Drenched with Rain [EP 23]
Update: 2025-09-17
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The stone drenched with rain points the way.
In this episode, Roshi Allison Atwill speaks on a koan born of a haiku by Japanese poet Santoka Taneda.
What does it mean to be drenched in our own lives and experiences?
This episode invites listeners into the constant downpour that is the universe itself.
"It is a promising moment when we give up trying to control our situation; not to get our of the rain, but to let it soak through us." - Allison Atwill.
Learn more about this episode of Meeting the Inconceivable at https://www.pacificzen.org/23
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