We do not talk in the realm of reasoning or
thinking. We talk out, we get out of our talk. When you hear our lecture, you should
not hear my voice or what I say. You should understand what I “talk out.” Do
you understand? It is rather difficult to express. Not up to here. You should
understand something more than what I say in terms of reasoning or logic. That
is how you study Buddhism and how to talk about Buddhism. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-08-14- as 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, not just the super cool ones,
