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Devotion, Diligence, and the Natural Unfolding of the Path
MARCIA SCHMIDT, 2020
Marcia Schmidt shares her transformative journey from practicing Zen meditation in California, where she followed Zazen for seven years, to her earnest pilgrimage to India and Nepal in search of living Tibetan masters. Her path ultimately led to meeting Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, whose profound simplicity and realization deeply shaped her life and practice. Her story reveals how authentic devotion, diligent practice, and the power of aspiration and merit allow realization to unfold naturally.

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