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Zen master Albert Low addresses questions his students have posed about the practice of Zen, such as: Why do we practice? How do we distinguish between true and false practice? What is awakening? He also presents four teishos---talks on a text or koan that enhance meditation practice--on zazen (seated meditation), on pain and suffering, and on the nature of Zen practice itself. In addition, in an article originally published in 1975, he shares an experience of satori, a glimpse into the Buddha nature.