Talk by Musho Hoshi: “Heavy Metal Hermits”

Recorded 02/06/2025
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Musho Hoshi powers into case 11 from the Mumonkan: “Joshu sees the True Nature of Two Hermits.” With help from Kōun Yamada and Metallica, Musho raises a fist as the two hermits survive praise and reprimand, seeing Joshu’s koan as a way to examine the grasping nature of our own mind.
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