The last word on learning Buddhism.

From: Cross Currents | Date: June 22, 2002| Author: Stimson, William R. | Copyright information

I was at the Sunday morning service at the Ch'an Meditation Center. The speaker lectured on and on as we all sat cross-legged on cushions on the carpet. Individuals to the left of me and to the right moved now and then, rearranging their legs, making themselves comfortable. Because of my early Zen training, I sat all the while erect and still, without moving a single muscle--deep in a peaceful meditation. I wasn't inattentive to the talk but mainly paid close attention to my own mi...

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