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Wandering in the Desert: This is our Life

Nothing Special: Living Zen ~ Charlotte Joko Beck

Mar 03, 2026
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Wandering in the desert, looking for the Promised Land: this is our life. The discipline of sesshin intensifies this impression of wandering; sesshin feels confusing, discouraging, disappointing. We may have read books that paint a pretty picture of the promised Land, what it’s like to achieve awareness of buddha nature, enlightenment, and so on. Yet we…

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