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Getting Started
By Zoketsu Norman Fischer | August 4, 2010
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Meditation and Mindfulness
Summary:
"Zen teacher Norman Fischer proposes a two-week trial run to get your meditation practice started and looks at some of the obstacles that will come up."
A sangha favorite
These are great instructions for starting a meditation practice, or anything else for that matter...
~ ruth ozeki
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