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Tetsuji Prelude: Blown Away

by Ken Byalin

Jun 01, 2023
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I took Jukai with Bernie, although the pathway to that place was convoluted. I had been blown away when Bernie had accepted me as a student, accepted me at a time when he was shedding students. It was an amazing honor.

Bernie was and still is such an important teacher. I was grateful to him for his teaching and guidance and was always looking for any sma…

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