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Kogen Czarnik
Zen monk trained at Bukkoku-ji under Tangen Harada Roshi, now teaching one to one outside any institution.
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Interview · Buddha at the Gas Pump · 2026Zen Awakening, No-Self and Life Beyond Story
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A long interview with the Polish Soto priest on awakening, the absence of a fixed self, and what remains when the story about oneself stops.
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