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An excerpt:

Zen has an expression: Attain your mind which is before thinking. Before name and form. Completely still and quiet. Next, perceive name and form. The sky is blue. The tree is green. Each thing is the truth, just as it is.

But, that kind of freedom is not the last word in Zen practice. The last word is, "I cannot get freedom. I still want something!" So, how do I use my wants?

If you have no want then you can't have any desire.

If you have no desire, then you have no feeling.

If you have no passion, then you cannot have compassion.

So, how does one light the fire, cook the rice, and turn it into something that everyone can eat? That is our Zen practice.

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