Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Calmness

Calmness of mind does not mean to stop activity. In activity there is true calmness. So we say it is easy to have calmness in inactivity, but it is hard to have calmness in activity. But calmness in activity is true calmness.

Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 65-12-02 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC