Even though love is not selfish, when you
have the idea of self which is not real, love will become blind
love without any understanding. So before we talk about love, or before we love
others, we should have the direct
experience of zazen which is beyond thinking. When you can sit, when you can
just sit, you are in the position to love others in its true sense. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-22-B 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.
