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Historical Narrative
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For Zen Buddhism, historical narratives do matter; stories of the "transmission of the lamp" of the awakened mind down through the ages constitute the narrative thread that holds the history of Zen together, supporting the continuity and authority of its institutional tradition. But what matters most to many sincere Zen practitioners, especially today, is how the teachings and practices embedded in those stories can illuminate and change our lives—not when, where, and by whom they were first tau
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― Zen Pathways: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of Zen Buddhism
― Zen Pathways: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of Zen Buddhism
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Travels are one of the sources of history: by the narratives of travelers the history of foreign nations is placed beside the particular history of each country," wrote François-René de Chateaubriand in the preface to his Travels in America (1836)
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― The Grand Tour: The Golden Age of Travel
― The Grand Tour: The Golden Age of Travel
