{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Teisho: &quot;Where the Active Wheel Revolves&quot; with Valerie Forstman","description":"In this talk, Valerie begins with an Earth Day reflection, acknowledging and honoring what Hakuin Zenji calls \u201cthis earth where we stand.\u201d The talk then turns to case 8 in the Gateless Gate or Mumonkan, \u201cKeichu Makes Carts.\u201d The koan asks: What happens to the cart when all the moving parts are removed? And what about us? When all our concepts and assumptions fall away, what remains? In his verse to the case, Mumon calls this fundamental reality \u201cthe active wheel\u201d \u2013 the wheel that is always functioning freely no matter the circumstances. Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud with a donation or becoming a member, so we can continue to offer these programs freely. Donations: https:\/\/www.mountaincloud.org\/donate\/ Membership: https:\/\/www.mountaincloud.org\/about\/membership\/ Reach out to grant@mountaincloud.org with any comments or suggestions. ","author_name":"in the Cloud","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mountaincloud.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41023235\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201219185"}