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We stop the one who can't cease from seeking things outside, and practice with our bodies with a posture that seeks absolutely nothing. This is zazen.

Kodo Sawaki

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Kodo Sawaki
Stop
Practice
Posture
Body
Seeks
Nothing
Bodies
Things
Cease
Seeking
Absolutely
Outside

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