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Formal Student

The formal student-teacher relationship is reserved for those who are concerned with "the great question of birth and death," have a genuine spiritual aspiration to come to awakening (kensho), are willing to exert themselves in their practice including sesshin attendance, and feel a genuine rapport with Karin Sensei, Ken Sensei or Peggy Sensei. Entering into a student-teacher relationship is not necessarily a lifelong commitment, but nevertheless represents a deep level of commitment to working together spiritually on the part of both the student and Sensei.