Always Mindful
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There is a simplicity and directness in this piece that serves as a guide to us all, even centuries later. Without one reference to the technique of meditation practice, Yuan wu manages to hand us the keys of practice and show it doesn’t matter where you are, turning the light back inside is always available to us.
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