Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Warm

Student P: Docho Roshi, one step forward, one step back. How can I go where I don't want to go?

SR: When you don't want to go, there is no other way than to stop there. And while you are stopping, you should make your seat warm [laughs] to stay. That is the way.
 -------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-04-23-B as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC