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Zen practice is the way of true intimacy, the falling away of self and other dichotomy and dualistic ways of seeing the world.  Awakening can happen in so many ways, with a true encounter.   Includes Stories of true encounters; Shakyamuni Buddha’s awakening experience with the morning star, Mahakasyapa – twirling of the flower, Kuei-shan, encountering the live coal in his heart, Dong-shan