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Dave tries to find some harmony between the power of rigid forms and the chaos of personal liberation, with mixed results, and offers up a practical guide to finding fundamental self worth along the way. Is conforming to tradition a process of maturity, or a great way to stamp out the precious life and humanity from the things we love? Can Zen be a…

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Zen death poems, and the skillful integration of impermanence in our lives: Audio Dharma Talk with Sarah Dōjin Emerson and Charlie Korin Pokorny (01/25/2025) 29:05

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Recorded on January 25, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!Por Brooklyn Zen Center

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Dharma Talk: “What Meets the Eye” with Valerie Forstman 31:52

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This talk begins with a look at Zen’s parable of the second arrow. What does the story say to us now when we may find ourselves despairing about despair? In response, Valerie turns to the teaching of two root masters who lived during a particularly precarious time in China. Asked “What is the essential meaning of Chan?” Baso (Mazu) replied, “What i…

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Four Heavenly Minds

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Dharma talk by Ben ConnellyFile Size: 52397 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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Emotional Diversity and Buddhist Practice 41:45

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Sensei John Pulleyn explores how, contrary to our culture’s “many ways of telling us to banish negative emotions from our lives,” being open to a variety of emotions, including negative ones, leads to better health and decision-making. And this is a feature of Buddhist practice — moving in the direction of being okay with things... Teisho by Sensei…

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Call Me By My True Names 1:18:57

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A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, January 13th 2025 by Peter Overton.Por Peter Overton

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Power & Practice: Audio Dharma Talk with Sarah Dōjin Emerson (01/04/2025) 58:54

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Recorded on January 4, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!Por Brooklyn Zen Center

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Honoring Thích Nhất Hạnh and the Practice of Interbeing 57:55

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In this moving Dharma talk, Wendy Johnson commemorates the third anniversary of her teacher Thich Nhat Hanh’s death, celebrating his legacy as a peace activist and founder of the Order of Interbeing during the Vietnam War. She weaves together Hanh’s teaching that “meditation is not an escape” but rather “the courage to look at reality” with the joy…

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What is Buddha? Deep Questions in Deep Practice: WPP2025 (Part 5) 46:15

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In this intimate Winter Practice Period talk, Sensei Kozan examines of Case 172 from Dogen’s Shobogenzo, where a monk asks “what is Buddha” and Dongshan responds “three pounds of flax”. Through exploring various responses to “what is Buddha?” – from “this very mind is Buddha” to “not mind, not Buddha” – Kozan guides us to recognize that the heart o…

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Living the Precepts: Direct Practice in the Face of Disruption: WPP2025 (Part 3) 44:51

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In this Winter Practice Period talk, Roshi Joan Halifax explores the rich intersections of everyday life and deep practice, using the evolution of Buddhist monastic traditions as a lens to understand contemporary practice. Through personal reflections and historical perspectives, she illuminates how Buddhism has adapted across cultures while mainta…

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The Shobogenzo: 300 Family Stories: WPP2025 (Part 2) 1:20:28

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In this Winter Practice Period talk, Roshi Joan, and Senseis Wendy, Kodo, and Kozan explore Dogen’s life and the Shobogenzo through a lens of commitment to authentic practice. Roshi Joan traces Dogen’s journey from early loss through his awakening in China to establishing Eiheiji monastery, weaving together historical context with the immediate rel…

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One Body Practice: Entering the Winter Practice Period: WPP2025 Exploring Dogen’s 300 Koan Shobogenzo (Part 1) 37:49

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In this opening session of the Winter Practice Period, Roshi Joan Halifax and Senseis Wendy, Kodo, and Kozan welcome practitioners to the month-long immersion in Zen practice. The session focuses on creating sacred space and structure for practice while honoring the traditional protocols of Zen training. The teachers emphasize the importance of tru…

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An Unsettled Life w/ Henry Zander 33:45

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Henry eloquently confronts an all too relatable existential crisis of accomplishment as he graduates college and tries to figure out who he is when the stress he knew himself by suddenly falls away. Who are we when our burdens of purpose have run their course? Is setting aside 30 minutes a day to feel panicked the remedy we really need? Are a humbl…

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Perfection Of Patience 7 55:55

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Talk an study session by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 1/19/2025.

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Dharma Talk: “The Path to Discernment” with Carolyn Seburn 22:12

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Carolyn discusses Mumonkan case 11: Jôshû Examines the Hermits as an invitation to examine and trust our own discernment.Por Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen

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No Gaining Idea: Audio Dharma Talk by Charlie Korin Pokorny (1/18/2025) 40:30

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Recorded on January 18, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. "The meaning of life is not something I can get, think, attain, gain, own or grasp. And until I'm totally here, in this moment, there is something really deep and important that I'm not really appreciating about being alive." The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made po…

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To Raise a Speck of Dust 47:33

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In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk given during the Winter Practice Period, Sensei Kodo explores Case 214 from Dogen’s 300 Koan Shobogenzo: If you raise a particle of dust, the nation flourishes but the people frown; if you don’t raise a particle of dust, the nation perishes but the people are at ease. Sensei Kodo connects this to modern challenge…

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Dharma talk by Arleta Little

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Dharma talk by Arleta LittleFile Size: 55977 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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“Nothing Special: Living Zen” 43:13

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January 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 A commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Nothing Special: Living Zen” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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“Silent Illumination” #5 40:31

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January 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 The fifth and final commentary in a series on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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“Silent Illumination” #4 45:05

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January 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Continuing the commentary from Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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“Silent Illumination” #3 44:14

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January 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Continuing the commentary from Day 1 and Day 2 on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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January 9th Dharma Talk from Valerie Forstman 31:07

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Por Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen

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“Silent Illumination” #2 42:47

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January 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Continuing the commentary from Day 1 on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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Hekiganroku Case 99, "Su Tsung’s Ten Body Controller" 1:01:49

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Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 1/12/2025.

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“Silent Illumination” #1 37:34

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January 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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Zen Agency: Audio Dharma Talk by Sarah Dōjin Emerson & Charlie Korin Pokorny (1/11/2025) 14:41

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Recorded on January 11, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!Por Brooklyn Zen Center

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A Continuous Thread: Weaving the Ancient Brocade 45:37

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In this intimate Wednesday night Dharma talk during the Winter Practice Period, Sensei Wendy Johnson weaves together themes of resilience, renewal, and radical engagement through the metaphor of a well-worn Buddhist robe. Beginning with acknowledgment of current global challenges – from earthquakes in Tibet to environmental crises – she explores ho…

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Poem by Tu Fu

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Dharma talk by Tim BurkettFile Size: 47160 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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Dipping a Toe into Nagarjuna’s “Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way” 53:03

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A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 11th 2025 by Sue Oehser.Por Sue Oehser

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Epiphany! (What Am I Doing Here??) w/ Andy Thomas 33:39

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Andy generously shares his personal practice story (don’t call it a spiritual journey…) from young Catholic doubts to a midlife crisis that sent him exploring the wilds of the mind in Tibetan Buddhism, and why he turned his back on it to face the wall with us. Can Tibetan Buddhism teach us a few things we lack? Can Zen find a way to help Vajrayana …

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2025’s First Dharma Talk with Valerie Forstman 39:05

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Welcome in the new year with this Teisho offered by Mountain Cloud’s Guiding Teacher, Valerie Forstman. To see what Mountain Cloud has planned for the upcoming year, visit www.mountaincloud.org/newyear/Por Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen

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A New Year, A Continuous Being 56:23

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Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 1/5/2025.

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Gathering Dharma with Joan Halifax & Matthew Kozan Palevsky: Giving Life to Life: The Power of Social and Environmental Engagement 1:32:35

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In this final session of the 2024 Gathering Dharma series, Roshi Joan Halifax and Sensei Kozan explore how Buddhist practice and social activism are deeply intertwined. Drawing on examples from influential figures like Dr. Ambedkar’s work with India’s Dalit community and Thich Nhat Hanh’s engaged Buddhism during the Vietnam War, they illustrate how…

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The Generosity of Receiving

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Dharma talk by Ted O'TooleFile Size: 43053 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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The Body Poetic w/ Henry Zander 42:01

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Henry gets us out of our heads and into our bodies with encouragements for a more embodied understanding of what zazen is really doing with us. How can we convince our minds to let the body take the wheel for awhile? How do we translate a stillness that doesn’t speak in sense? Can Henry quote the late great Jacques Lecoq without giggling?? Find out…

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Audio Dharma Talk: With Jefre Cantu (12/1/2024) 31:27

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Recorded on December 1, 2024 at Millerton Zendo in Millerton, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!Por Brooklyn Zen Center

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Gathering Dharma with Sharon Salzberg & Frank Ostaseski: The Spirit of Service 1:35:02

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In this Gathering Dharma session, Buddhist teachers Sharon Salzberg and Frank Ostaseski explore the profound nature of service and compassion. Drawing from their extensive spiritual and humanitarian work, they reveal service as spiritual practice and state of being. Salzberg introduces equanimity not as detachment, but as a balanced perspective tha…

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Knowing and Not Knowing 41:20

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A look at knowing and not knowing, in the intellectual sense — that is, using the discriminating mind — versus the Zen sense of waking up to the truth of No Self. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Knowing and Not Knowing appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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Harmony, Respect, Purity, Tranquillity 43:06

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12/28/2024, Sozan Miglioli, dharma talk at City Center.Sozan Miglioli explores the four fundamental principles of Wa, Kei, Sei, and Jaku—core teachings rooted in Zen and essential to the Way of Tea.Por Sozan Miglioli

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Audio Dharma Talk: with Charlie Korin Pokorny (11/23/2024) 46:41

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Recorded on November 23, 2024 at Ancestral Heart Temple in Millerton, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!Por Brooklyn Zen Center

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Giver, Receiver and Gift 43:28

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In this final Wednesday Night Dharma Talk of 2024, Sensei Monshin explores the deeper meaning of giving during the holiday season. Drawing from both Buddhist teachings about dana paramita (the practice of giving) and indigenous wisdom – particularly Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” – Monshin weaves a rich tapestry of insights about gener…

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Taking Refuge: Quilting the Black-eyed Pea

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Dharma talk by Deb MielkeFile Size: 50827 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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Solstice: In the Darkness There is Light 49:36

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12/21/2024, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.On the occasion of the Winter Solstice, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman delves into the themes of stillness, rest, liminality, and balance.Por Tenzen David Zimmerman

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The Raw Impulse of Inspiration (Body/Mind Practice) w/ Dave Cuomo 43:30

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Dave brings us a clear and lucid roadmap to working through the mind and body in zazen, from distracted self to senseless samadhi through a recently unearthed recording of a foundational practice discussion with his old teacher, Michael Elliston. How can consciousness let go of its own consciousness? Is breath practice mortally dangerous actually? …

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“Darkness and Light Reveal Our True Nature” with Maria Reis Habito 31:57

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During the season of Rohatsu, Solstice, Christmas and Hanukkha, Maria takes up the psalm of Isaiah: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.” This psalm becomes a starting point to reflect on how darkness and light feed our practice of seeing our true nature.Por Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen

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The River of Transmission 29:07

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12/18/2024, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center.Roger Hillyard explores the idea of transmission — how it flows in all directions, how we experience it in our lives, and how Eihei Dogen wrote about it in “Twining Vines.”Por Roger Hillyard

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Begin Again 44:54

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Senseis Kodo and Kozan share reflections from Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind, the nature of effort, and self-judgement in practice.Por Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot

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Deepening Zen #2 28:59

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December 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript The post Deepening Zen #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.Por Rochester Zen Center

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