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Once a year I hold out the begging bowl and do a little dance for rain. Given how tight things are for many of us and the huge suffering in the world, I\u2019m struggling with the act of begging for Wild Fox Zen this year. This line from one of the meal gathas has been coming up: \n

\u201cWe reflect on our virtue and practice and whether we are worthy of this offering.\u201d<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n


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Frankly, I don\u2019t think that I deserve the many gifts that have come my way this far this life and can\u2019t see how or why they keep coming. It\u2019s a mystery. <\/span>
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All the same, even though we keep things really simple, Wild Fox Zen does have expenses. This past year, I\u2019ve shifted focus away from online practice periods and more towards <\/span><\/div>\n
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