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Monday, April 27, 2015

Be Himself

There is no need for us to be famous or to be useful. First of all, we should be-- each one should be he himself.

Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 65-08-28-A as found on shunryusuzuki.com - Edited by DC   

[Couldn't help not edit that 2nd sentence. - dc]