Questions to Master Deshimaru

Question

How can we escape from the complications of life?

Answer

Complications mean not enough wisdom. When you become wise you lose your complications. If you want to become profound you must live through your complications. If you want to understand Zen, live through a sesshin. If you live through those difficulties, you will be able to understand. It is necessary to experience them in order to become strong. People who have never had any complications have a different face and mind. When people begin to have difficulties - if they understand - they can recover the true simplicity of the child, their true mind, and it becomes impossible for them to be involved in complications again.