We are both emotional and rational being, you see. So if you
want to follow rational order only, we cannot survive. We
should be emotional too. And emotional and rational order sometimes does not go
together. But purpose of the order is the same, you know: to survive, because
emotional order based on to protect our activity which we have in this moment. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-09-08 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.
