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168 - Is This IT? Dogen's Everyday Activity (Kajo) - Part 1
168 - Is This IT? Dogen's Everyday Activity (Kajo) - Part 1
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
In Zen we say practice is nothing other than your everyday activity. If we view the Dharma as something special – a particular activity we treat as more sacred, or a state we hope to attain that will be of an entirely different nature than the mundane existence we currently endure – we’re missing the point. At the same time, if we think practice is nothing other than just continuing our half-awake, habitual way of living, we’re also missing the point! What is the nature of our life and practice?
Released:
May 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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