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176 - A Story of My Spiritual Journey Part 3: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes of Despair
176 - A Story of My Spiritual Journey Part 3: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes of Despair
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
This is the third installment of story about my personal spiritual journey. Check out episodes 174 and 175 for the first and second parts, which took me up to the point I left home to move into a Zen center. Today I’ll talk about my path to ordination as Zen monk and the next several years of junior training, including a time I call my “dark night of the soul.”
Released:
Jul 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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