Robert has been practicing his awakening process through involvement in Korean Zen and American Vipassana (Theravada) for the last ten years.  He recently attended a one-day sitting practice with a Soto Zen master.  During this talk, he describes the benefit he’s gotten from the rigor and ritual of Zen, combined with the specific instructions and extended sitting periods of Vipassana.

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