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Welcome to the Zen Power Hour. My name is Alan Knight, and as a former Zen monk, I've discovered that ancient wisdom truly holds the key to modern transformation.

And I'm Monica Jackson. Together, we're bringing you the tools and techniques you need to live a more fulfilling

and successful life. Join us as we explore insights that will literally revolutionize both

your personal and professional relationships. This is being recorded in the moment for this week's episode of Zen Power Program.

I live in Los Angeles and we are dealing with crazy number of fires, displacement.

I have students, family members, loved ones, friends who have lost everything.

And Alan and I wanted to talk about this topic and how this really plays into these scud missiles

that we talk about in the Zen Power program and how things can happen around us.

So, Alan, I'd love for you to talk a little bit about what we were, you know, we were talking about 20 minutes ago.

And I said, oh, gosh, we just need to record this.

Yeah, this is such a, by the way, I'm so happy that you're safe and

you're, I was worried because I saw the videos of what was going on and I just horrifying

and the pain and the suffering that, I mean, welcome to the world, the pain suffering all over the world.

And so, yeah, the pain suffering all over the world.

And so, yeah, the one thing that I wanted to share about it,

and so to keep it connected to what we're doing with the Zen power and getting in the Zen zone,

is a lot of people who over the years I've talked to about what Zen means,

what does inner freedom really mean?

A lot of people think that Zen means you live in this ecstatic state

and you're always happy.

You're walking around and you're always smiling.

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