What is this? A part of the consciousness that is in the way of the perception is actually filtering out direct perception of what life is. Incomplete inquiry. The seventh consciousness, the ego mind, tends to be the gatekeeper. With some intention to live a sane, awakened life, we need to look at how insane and unawake we are. The power of shikantaza, or zazen, starts to operate because we repeatedly do that.

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