Shunryu Suzuki

Suzuki: Life is impossible.
Student: If it's imposible, how can we do it?
Suzuki: You do it everyday.
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Student: Is enlightenment a complete remedy? Suzuki: No.
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Suzuki: Zen is hard. It's at least as hard as quitting smoking.
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And for my dear Japanese friends:
Student: What is Hell? Suzuki: Hell is having to read out loud in English.