I just learned about a Christian practice called lectio divina, and immediately sensed that there is much in common here with Zen koans. Lectio Divina is a practice of slow scripture reading, followed by meditation and prayer. I was especially struck by the comment on one web page on the topic that “our own lives are also fit matter for lectio divina.”

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