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Hi I'm doing a report and i need to know what the education in Buddhism includes for the followers.

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Buddhism points to the Truth that's already appeared, right in front of us, in this moment. Just now: what do you see, what do you hear, what are you doing? Look to your own just-now experience... that's all you've got, and all you need.

Ask yourself the great question, "What am I?" and then see for yourself what appears. The education comes not from "Buddhism" or any external source. The tradition of Buddhism points to your own direct experience, and everything flows from that.

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Stuart Resnick

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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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