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Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment | January 26, 2015 Our practice of zazen [meditation] is itself enlightenment. In that sense, this is very sudden. When we sit, enlightenment is there. But we still need to continue this practice endlessly, so that within the process of practice, we become a deeply matured person, and that is very gradual. So in our practice, both gradual and sudden enlightenment are there. - Shohaku Okumura, "Good for Nothing" Read More →