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Dogen said: Suchness is the real form of truth. Our life is constantly changing, our minds are constantly changing. This can make us feel helpless and lead us to ask: On what can we rely? Or, this flux can be used to practice and deepen our awareness. To ask what is suchness is to ask how all things exist. Through this question we can become truly intimate, but we have to trust the question, trust the process, and trust ourselves.

In this fiery talk Ryushin Sensei takes up the fundamental and pervasive truth of impermanence. How do we deal with the fear of our death, he asks? When we understand that every bit of time and space is impermanent, how do we live our lives?