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Why Spiritual Teachings Can Seem Contradictory (But Really Aren’t)

By meestereric | April 7, 2019 | 2

“We have two eyes to see two sides of things, but there must be a third eye which will see everything at the same time and yet not see anything. That is to understand Zen.” ~ D.T. Suzuki Preface This essay starts with the assumption that there is one Truth, which I see as a…

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