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At a question session with Suzuki Roshi at Sokoji, a young man asked, “What should a Zen practitioner do with his spare time?”

Suzuki at first looked perplexed and repeated the phrase, “Spare time?” He repeated it again and then began to laugh uproariously.

p.14. Edward Van Tassel (RIP), Sokoji.