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Life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore, nor actual difficulty in our life.

Shunryu Suzuki

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Shunryu Suzuki
Age: 67 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 18
Died: 1971
Died: December 4
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