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What is the zen understanding of rebirth.
Will something of me persist beyond death?

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You ask about whether "something of me" will persist beyond the death of the body. What is this "me"? Do you know?

This is very important. If you sincerely ask "What am I?", the one thing that will appear is "Don't Know." Explore this "Don't Know" for yourself.

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I'm a long-time practitioner in a Korean-style Zen school. I can answer questions regarding Zen, formal sitting meditation, self-inquiry, the practice of "koan" transmission, and offer the particular perspective of this school on the great life questions.

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18 years of formal practice with the Kwan Um School of Zen, currently with the Empty Gate Zen Center of Berkeley, currently a "Senior Dharma Teacher" at this center, I give periodic talks and informally answer questions of students interested in Zen practice and teaching style

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