The Body as Presence

The Body as Presence
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In one of his sermons, the Buddha refused to answer the question of whether the body and the mind are distinct or identical.

It is not so much the philosophical, but the practical aspect of this question that is of interest to us here. In meditation, Buddhism places great emphasis on the body, not only to show its ephemeral or impure nature but also as the privileged locus of presence, a presence in the unity of body and mind.

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