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Diehard Dharma
As a teenager sour on flower power, Jaimal Yogis sought authenticity at an orthodox Chinese monastery.
Jack Kerouac wrote that the teenage years are an ideal age to be introduced to the Dharma. I agree, but it can also be a complicated time. Take the summer just after high school, shortly after I’d decided to be an official, practicing Buddhist.
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