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You must force yourself to be patient, but in constancy there is no particular effort involved — there is only the unchanging ability to accept thing… - Shunryu Suzuki
" "You must force yourself to be patient, but in constancy there is no particular effort involved — there is only the unchanging ability to accept things as they are. For people who have no idea of emptiness, this ability may appear to be patience, but patience can actually be non-acceptance.
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About Shunryu Suzuki
Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shogaku Shunryu) (18 May 1904 – 4 December 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.
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principio puedes tener algunos problemas, y es necesario que hagas algún esfuerzo por continuar con la práctica. Para el principiante, la práctica sin esfuerzo no es verdadera práctica. Para el principiante, la práctica requiere un gran esfuerzo. Especialmente para los jóvenes, es necesario intentarlo con mucha determinación para conseguir algo.
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