... grasped by the brain. It is solely a practice that is the true gate to happiness, peace and freedom. Historically, it could be said that Zen originated from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Around 500 BC he was born a Sakyan prince. At the age of twenty-nine, deeply troubled by the suffering he saw around him, he renounced his privileged life, his ... ...

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