"How we live our everyday lives has to be the main concern of religion."
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The Zen Teachings of Homeless Kodo (Somerville, MA: Wisdom, 2014), p. 64
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Kodo Sawaki
Kodo Sawaki (June 16, 1880 - December 21, 1965) was a prominent Japanese SĹŤtĹŤ Zen teacher of the 20th century. He is considered to be one of the most significant Zen priests of his time for bringing Zen practice into the lives of laypeople and popularizing the ancient tradition of sewing the kesa.
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