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	<description><![CDATA[From the September 2024 7-Day Sesshin at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center]]></description>
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	<description><![CDATA[Return to What is Most Vital]]></description>
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	<title>The Heart of the Matter</title>
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	<title>This Mysterious Life</title>
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	<title>The One Behind the Name</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[You have to break through to this.]]></description>
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	<title>The Three Essentials</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Great faith, great doubt, and great determination are considered to be three essentials for Zen practice. If any of these essentials are absent, we may not accomplish our aim.]]></description>
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	<title>Call and Response</title>
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	<title>The Meaning Finds You</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[How can it be understood?]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[How can it be understood?]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>How to do Nothing</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Doing nothing can be surprisingly difficult.]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Doing nothing can be surprisingly difficult.]]></itunes:summary>
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