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From: unx.sas.com!sascmc@mcnc.org (Chris Conn)
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Subject: Zen Buddhism (Is a teacher necessary?)
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Date: 20 Nov 90 03:33:19 GMT
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I'd like to ask these questions to those of you that are 
interested or involved in Zen Buddhism:
 
   Do you think a teacher is really necessary to practise Zen?
   Does a person have to be involved with a teacher or a group in order
      to consider themselves a Zen Buddhist?

-- 
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