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If you think, “I practice zazen,” that is a misunderstanding. Buddha practices zazen, not you. If you think, “I practice zazen,” there will be many troubles. If you think, “Buddha practices zazen,” there will not be trouble. Whether or not your zazen is painful or full of erroneous ideas, it is still Buddha’s activity. There is no way to escape from Buddha’s activity. Thus you must accept yourself and devote yourself to yourself, or to Buddha, or to zazen. When you become yourself, zazen becomes zazen, and Zen becomes Zen.
- Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, Crooked Cucumber
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