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**Yessaniloas** · 08-26-2010, 10:32 PM

but what is important for us is zazen and zazen brought into daily life.

I can appreciate this Kaarine, dear friend. My own practice very much involves the importance of "the here and now". However, without the teachings of the historical Buddha, the tradition from which it came would not have been in existence for me to receive those instructions.

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Yessaniloas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 531 Senior Member	but what is important for us is zazen and zazen brought into daily life. I can appreciate this Kaarine, dear friend. My own practice very much involves the importance of "the here and now". However, without the teachings of the historical Buddha, the tradition from which it came would not have been in existence for me to receive those instructions.
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