Getting Started with Shikantaza - a Meditation for Awakening

This is an excerpt of a Dharma talk Stephen gave to his "Demystifying Awakening" mentoring group - Oct 14, 2023.

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Stephen Mugen Snyder, Sensei began practicing daily meditation in 1976. Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively—investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western non-dual traditions. He was authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in 2007 and the Zen Buddhist schools of Soto and Rinzai in 2022. Stephen is a senior student of Roshi Mark Sando Mininberg.

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