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The world is its own magic.

Shunryu Suzuki

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Shunryu Suzuki
Age: 67 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 18
Died: 1971
Died: December 4
Bhikkhu
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Missionary
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Atlanta
Georgia
Magic
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We try, and we try, and we fail and then we go deeper.
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