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Illuminating Silence #1

Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

CHAPTER

The Importance of Leaving Behind

We should stop thinking about the ongoing problems of our lives and relationships. Keep your distance from the past and the future. Stay now stay here now. Everything that you drift off to think about in your life you can address so much more effectively if you just give yourself fully to the practice this week. Don't let yourself be discouraged. Many people when they first realize how scattered their minds are become discouraged. It's depressing but actually it's the first step to know where things are at.

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