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Religion means living your own life, completely fresh and new, without being taken in by anyone.

— Kodo Sawaki

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You can’t even trade a single fart with the next guy. Each and every one of us has to live out his own life. Don’t waste time thinking about who’s most talented.

How we live our everyday lives has to be the main concern of religion.

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.

Hey! What are you looking at? Don’t you see that it’s about you?

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