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A student, who had just concluded a thirty-day zazen retreat with two enthusiastic dharma pals asked Suzuki Roshi how to maintain the extraordinary state of mind he'd attained.

"Concentrate on your breathing, and it will go away," Suzuki said.

 

p.121. Arthur Deikman, Tassajara, circa 1970.