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A Stone Drenched with Rain (MK19)

KOAN:

This is the stone, drenched with rain, that points the way.

—PZI Miscellaneous Koans, Case 19 (from a poem by Taneda Santoka)

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Article July 22, 2021

Surprises on the Way: Article by John Tarrant

John Tarrant

Meditation offers a path out of the burning house, without abandoning the promise and good-heartedness of being human. Practice is the last best hope of living up to that good-heartedness, the only thing that never hurts and usually helps. And even at the beginning of the meditation path, on a good day it’s exciting. It actually makes you happy.

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