Practice as Rain Drops

Wimbledon Zen by Wimbledon Zen

Jun 2, 2017Religion & Spirituality

In this talk, Martin asks 'Why do we sit?'. He offers a personal reflection on our desire to want to acheive 'something' in our zazen and talks about spiritual materialism. How should we approach our natural inclination...

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