"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."
"Zen provides a structure that supports our exploring the practice and the teachings for ourselves."
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Source: Jean Smith (2007). “The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism”, p.3, Harmony
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