Friday, December 16, 2016

Pain

Student: What about pain in zazen?

SR: Pain intensity does not remain at the same level. It may increase to a particular level, and then begins to diminish again. 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Tony Artino notes from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-05 found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.