Guidelines for Studying the Way
Originally appeared November 2011
Practicing Zen, studying the way, is the great matter of a lifetime. You should not belittle it or be hasty with it.
I often marvel at how contemporary the ancient writings sound. You can see how students of all ages fell into the same pitfalls of practice we do. Teachers always seem to talk about students of “today” not having the same intensity or commitment to difficult practice.
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