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Text August 24, 2023

The Nobility of Having a Practice

John Tarrant, PZI Teachers

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Guishan’s Zen (MK67), Hakuin's Praise Song for Meditation, Yunmen’s Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other (BCR87)
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being on the path, enjoy yourself, Guishan, Hakuin, having a practice, here, here-ness, June 11 2023, poet Gerald Stern, poet N Scott Momaday, Sunday Talks, white ox, writer Martin Amis
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It’s not so hard to realize that practice is immediately beneficial. But there’s a deeper thing: meditation is a way to befriend your life and befriend reality. Some days just seem harder than others, right? And you come home and think, Oh, god. Practice is a good thing then. Practice, practice, practice.

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