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serene illumination, or just sitting, is not a technique, or a means to some resulting higher state of consciousness, or any particular state of being. Just sitting, one simply meets the immediate present. Desiring some flashy experience, or anything more or other than 'this' is mere worldly vanity and craving.

John Daido Loori

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John Daido Loori
Age: 78 †
Born: 1931
Born: June 14
Died: 2009
Died: October 9
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