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Zen goes directly to your own experience of the oneness of the universe, of your interconnectedness with all things. You learn to distrust whatever you clung to in your old sense of separation, and that realization can

Zen goes directly to your own experience of the oneness of the universe, of your interconnectedness with all things. You learn to distrust whatever you clung to in your old sense of separation, and that realization can be the most liberating thing in your life, a freedom beyond anything you could have imagined.

Jean Smith
Freedom, Learning, Oneness
Jean Smith (2007). “The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism”, p.8, Harmony

Zen provides a structure that supports our exploring the practice and the teachings for ourselves.

Jean Smith
Teaching, Practice, Support
Jean Smith (2007). “The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism”, p.3, Harmony

If I didn't have to worry about money, I would be doing the same thing I'm doing now. Additionally, I would maintain other creative outlets -- glassblowing and woodworking. I would operate a salon-format venue geared towards deviation; a destabilization of the audience/rock star dynamic.

Jean Smith
Stars, Rocks, Worry

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