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Author details year-long Zen retreat experience

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The author recounts their experience spending a year at a Zen retreat, detailing the daily routines, the challenges of maintaining discipline, and the personal insights gained. The narrative focuses on the practical aspects of monastic life, including meditation, chores, and communal living, highlighting the mental and emotional journey involved in such an immersive practice. AI

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Author details year-long Zen retreat experience

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Throw Fence ·

    What a year of Zen retreats was actually like

    <h2><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Prologue</span></h2><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I stumbled into Zen a little over a year ago. One of the things that initially got me into meditation was reading some rationalist accounts of people’s first retreats. They said i…

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