{"id":692,"date":"2009-07-03T10:14:34","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T10:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2009\/07\/as-buddhas-do-so-should-you.html"},"modified":"2009-07-03T10:14:34","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T10:14:34","slug":"as-buddhas-do-so-should-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2009\/07\/as-buddhas-do-so-should-you.html","title":{"rendered":"As Buddhas Do, So Should You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p><b><font style=\"font-size: 1.25em;\">(BENDOWA XXXVII)<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Though every action may be said to be &#8220;Zazen&#8221; in its limitless meaning &#8230; whether walking, standing, running, sitting or reclining &#8230;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">&#8230; there&#8217;s something special about Zazen seated in the cross-legged position.<\/div>\n<p>One reason is that it can be a position of ease and balance &#8230;<\/p>\n<div align=\"right\">&#8230; 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