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2.0 V i of Beat Zm Rrtice<br />
The Rrtice of sat Zm<br />
Beat Zm, sina it was desribcd by Alan W. Wam in 1958, hsa bem wsaEipted<br />
with mndincss and a lack of discipline and, hsnes, hes bcm viewed (to use Euwood's<br />
aminology) as a ndicrl memmt in opposition to IJK more ccmemative 'square" Zen.<br />
For example, the discipline of Sxpare Zen's medilative practice is usl as having bcm<br />
qlaced by Beat Zen's effortlcps awakening. Wam chmcmim BePt Zen as follows:<br />
Thus for BePt Zen there musf be no dim, no discipline, no adficht saiving to<br />
attain salon or m be anything but what one is.'<br />
of rhe Golden EScmiry. In the foUowing stim. Kemuac nlattJ a suddsl, apontpneous<br />
&CM of enlightamcot (in Sanskrit, s+> without any sod of e:<br />
.pparmtly fainted, or &, for about nrty amndr M; naphbor la; me but he<br />
thoughtIhd~us(~ythmw,myulfonLhc~mm)oythesvn h g<br />
tlgt limelCYl lMIOent of YneONdOUm I aaw the golden dty. I saw heaven.<br />
In it wfhine had NU hawed, the events of a millloo veprs aeo w m iusl a<br />
phantom sndungrarpl~c ;the knts of now or of a miU;n ,cari tiom nw, or<br />
tbe mu of Ihs nut ta minutes. It was perfa, the goldcn diludc, the golden<br />
empbms. km&ng-Or-Wa, somcUwg s.ueIy humble. Tben was a raptwous<br />
' Watts. Bfor Zm. Sqwm Zcn, &Zm. p. 22.
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