WTF is practice?

I use the word practice in every piece but WTF is it anyway? It’s everyday mind, period. It has nothing to do with stopping thoughts from arising although that may happen naturally, and it has nothing to do with affirmations, and it has nothing to do with reciting sutras, and it has nothing to do with sending “peace” or “joy” to the world, and it has nothing to do with your choice of foods, and it has nothing to do with “buddhisty” platitudes. I’m going to do my best to outline what it is, how to do it, and weave in a bit of Hui-Neng’s take from the Platform Sutra, a touch of Robert Aitken, and a bit of Bankei.

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