And if you have some pain or some difficulty, it
is good chance to, you know, to practice it because if your pain is this much,
this much controlling power will appear. But if you know the other side of the pain, which is keeping balance
in your practice, you will appreciate the feeling of the pain. Because pain is
this much you have power of training this much [laughs]. If you have no pain,
maybe it is rather difficult for beginner to appreciate the power of Zen. ---------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-12-02 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.
