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Estimated from 28 chart positions in 28 markets.
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- 🇦🇺AU · Buddhism#33100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · Buddhism#6330K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · Buddhism#6630K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Buddhism#6930K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Buddhism#7630K to 100K
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371K to 1.1M🎙 Weekly cadence·50 episodes·Last published 4mo ago - Monthly Reach
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742K to 2.2M🇲🇽36%🇦🇺13%🇩🇪4%+25 more - Active Followers
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223K to 673K
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Dharma Talk: “The Oak Tree of Life” with Maria Habito
Feb 24, 2026
29m 58s
Dharma Talk: “Taking Care of the One Who is Not Ill” Valerie Forstman
Feb 17, 2026
37m 06s
Dharma Talk: “Opening the Floodgates” with Shana Smith
Feb 10, 2026
40m 05s
Dharma Talk: “Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha” with Valerie Forstman
Feb 4, 2026
37m 42s
Dharma Talk: “The ‘Such-as-this’ Sutra” with Valerie Forstman
Jan 27, 2026
33m 50s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/24/26 | Dharma Talk: “The Oak Tree of Life” with Maria Habito✨ | Zen practiceBiblical references+3 | Maria Habito | Tree of LifeTree of Knowledge | — | Dharma talkZen practice+3 | — | 29m 58s | |
| 2/17/26 | Dharma Talk: “Taking Care of the One Who is Not Ill” Valerie Forstman✨ | Zen practicemindfulness+3 | Valerie Forstman | — | — | Zenmindfulness+3 | — | 37m 06s | |
| 2/10/26 | Dharma Talk: “Opening the Floodgates” with Shana Smith✨ | Dharma TalkHekiganroku+4 | Shana Smith | HekiganrokuMiscellaneous Koans | — | Dharma TalkHekiganroku+5 | — | 40m 05s | |
| 2/4/26 | Dharma Talk: “Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha” with Valerie Forstman✨ | ZenBuddhism+3 | Valerie Forstman | — | — | Dharma TalkSun-faced Buddha+3 | — | 37m 42s | |
| 1/27/26 | Dharma Talk: “The ‘Such-as-this’ Sutra” with Valerie Forstman✨ | Dharma TalkSutras+3 | Valerie Forstman | Mountain Cloud Zen Center | — | Dharma TalkSuch-as-this Sutra+3 | — | 33m 50s | |
| 1/20/26 | Dharma Talk: “Sitting in the Midst of Tragedy” with Scott Thornton✨ | Dharma talkBuddhism+3 | Scott Thornton | Blue Cliff RecordUnmon’s “Every Day is a Good Day” | — | Dharma talkBuddhism+5 | — | 29m 47s | |
| 1/13/26 | Dharma Talk: “Begin Again: The timeless gift of a new day” with Valerie Forstman✨ | Dharma talkpoetry+3 | Valerie Forstman | Begin Where You Are | — | Dharma talkValerie Forstman+5 | — | 35m 43s | |
| 12/23/25 | Dharma Talk: “One Treasure – Endlessly Functioning” with Valerie Forstman✨ | Dharma TalkZen Buddhism+3 | Valerie Forstman | Mountain Cloud Zen CenterHakuin’s Song of Zazen+1 | — | Dharma TalkHakuin+3 | — | 34m 29s | |
| 12/9/25 | Dharma Talk – Illumined; Illumining: The Full Moon of Our Lives✨ | Dharma Talkfull moon+4 | — | Blue Cliff RecordHekiganroku | — | Dharma Talkfull moon+4 | — | 37m 52s | |
| 11/25/25 | Dharma Talk: “The Boundless Way” with Maria Habito✨ | Dharma TalkZen Buddhism+3 | Maria Habito | Mumonkan Case 7Joshu’s “Wash your Bowl” | — | DharmaZen+3 | — | 25m 40s | |
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| 11/18/25 | Dharma Talk: “Freedom and the Sound of the Bell” with Carolyn Seburn | How do we reconcile the wondrous and borderless reality of the essence with the messiness of our everyday lives? Are changing diapers, checking a phone or driving to work really | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | Dharma Talk: “Nothing Lacking” with Scott Thornton | In this talk, Scott takes up Case 10 of the Mumonkon, “Seizei the Poor.” Recorded on November 6th, 2025 Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud with a donation or becoming a | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | Dharma Talk: “Bring me the Rhinoceros” with Valerie Forstman and Natalie Goldberg | For this talk, Valerie is joined by friend, author, artist, and dharma teacher, Natalie Goldberg. Together, Natalie and Valerie take up case 25 in the Book of Equanimity or Shoyoroku | — | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | Dharma Talk: “How to See in the Dark” with Valerie Forstman | This talk begins with the question, ‘What is it to be human?’ When Siddhartha Gautama was 29 years old, he leapt beyond the palace walls of his rarified life in search of an answer to this question. One of Shakyamuni Buddha’s earliest teachings points the way towards what he discovered: Stop and see. Stop the conditioned activity of our discursive minds, our habitual ways of framing the world, our fixed concepts about who and what we are. Put down the artifice of that narrow flashlight. Turn off the projector and see. See what remains. In effect, see in the dark. In response to this invitation, Valerie turns to case 89 in the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff Record, ‘Unmon’s Bright Light.’ Addressing the assembly, Unmon says, “Everyone has their own bright light. When you look at it, you can’t see it; it is complete darkness. Now, what is the bright light of you all?” Unmon’s own reply is a pointer to who we truly are and to how that matters in our lives. | — | ||||||
| 8/12/25 | Dharma Talk: “Everywhere You Turn” with Valerie Forstman | This talk takes up case 34 in the Blue Cliff Record or Hekiganroku, “Kyozan’s ‘Not Wandering,’” as a guide to that exploration. Kyozan (Yangshan) asks a monk, “Where have you | — | ||||||
| 8/5/25 | Dharma Talk: “Zen Practice: Sweeping the Ground of our Lives” with Valerie Forstman | In this talk, Valerie returns to the basics of Zen practice beginning with a beloved verse by the renowned 8th century Chinese poet, Li Po. The poem is both a practice | — | ||||||
| 7/29/25 | Dharma Talk: “The humanity of our life in a borderless now” with Valerie Forstman | In this talk, Valerie begins with the poetry of love and loss as a portal to a saying from the eminent 9th century Chan/Zen master Joshu (Zhaozhou) about the timelessness | — | ||||||
| 7/22/25 | Dharma Talk: “It’s Alive!” with Scott Thornton | Scott’s talked is based on one of Joshu’s sayings. When asked “What is meditation?” he responded, “Non-meditation.” When asked how that could be, he said, “It’s alive! It’s alive!” Recorded | — | ||||||
| 7/15/25 | Dharma Talk: “The Great Matter: Arriving in the Light of Day” with Valerie Forstman | Fresh home from a memorial service for a beloved mentor and on the heels of the flooding in Texas, Valerie turns to case 41 of the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff | — | ||||||
| 7/8/25 | Dharma Talk: “The World and Us” with Henry Shukman | In this talk, Henry explores our place in the world through koans and poems. Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud with a donation or becoming a member so we can continue | — | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | Dharma Talk: “Falling into the Heart of the World” with Valerie Forstman | In this first teisho since returning from the North American Sanbo Zan sesshin led by Yamada Ryoun Roshi, Valerie takes up Case 4 in the Shoyoroku or Book of Serenity, | — | ||||||
| 6/24/25 | Dharma Talk: “The Practice of Insight Dialogue” with Nicola Redfern | Insight Dialogue (ID) is a relational meditation practice for developing awareness, compassion and wisdom. It is designed to help us awaken together and integrate our understanding of Dharma teachings in | — | ||||||
| 6/17/25 | Dharma Talk: “Homecoming: Not a single step taken” with Valerie Forstman | In this first dharma talk after returning from a monthlong mini-ango in Germany, Valerie turns to the final case in the Mumonkan or Gateless Gate, “Kempo’s One Way,” a koan | — | ||||||
| 6/12/25 | Dharma Talk: “Why I Love the Three Poisons” with David Loy | In this talk, David explores the depth and application of this teaching to our modern lives. He notes, “We often do not appreciate that the three poisons is a profound | — | ||||||
| 6/3/25 | Dharma Talk: “How to Disappear” with Katie Arnold | Katie Arnold tells a story from her upcoming book How to Disappear about an arduous and illuminating long distance run in the high country. Katie Arnold is the author of | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
29 placements across 28 markets.
Chart Positions
29 placements across 28 markets.