Even though you
continue our practice for a long time our practice tends to lose the point of
practice. We don’t know when we start the wrong practice but if you are not
sincere, or faithful enough, or if you are not careful your practice will go
astray. If you continue your practice for one year you will continue it anyway
but in that case what we should be careful about is whether we are continuing
because we have been practicing for one year. In
that case your practice is not pure; because the reason why you continue your
practice is based on past practice. You have some idea -- some substantial idea
about the practice that you have had. But pure practice should be renewed
everyday. -------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-01-18 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC
