The Buddhist way is beyond being and non-being.
We know each colorful thread and we know the whole
woven textile. We know both sides and we observe things in two ways
without any contradiction. But when we are not sincere enough, we may say,
“This is Buddhism [laughs], and that is another religion, we are monks, and they
are laymen,” and so not understand the whole beautiful textile.----------------Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-05-25 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. - Go to cuke.com What's New [now at blogger] to see more daily posts.
