Thursday, February 4, 2016

Addition to Shunryu Suzuki Lecture

This is a short bit he said after the chanting at the end of 69-04-20 was done. Prior transcribers missed it. It's a lecture that was edited for Not Always So.

Umm – I vow to attain it. That is our practice. Right now. I don’t know which. I vow to attain it. When you say, you know, that is our practice. Don’t say, I’m human being or I’m not good at [??]... so I’m human being, it is not possible for me to attain it. Don’t say so. I vow to attain it. Like a child do it. That is our practice. [Last four words whispered].