Actually nothing
happens [laughs] even though you study Buddhism. And nothing happens even you
practice zazen. When you feel in that way, in your practice, that is
enlightenment, you know. It is difficult for us to wipe up
everything, you know, from our mind. And actually there is no need to do so and
it is foolish to try to eliminate all, everything what you have done or result of your
previous activity. That is not possible. And it is foolish to try to do that. But
there is way to develop our everyday life without being bothered by our previous activity or result of that previous activity. This is how I can explain what I have in my mind about
teaching of Zen. -------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-06-28 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC
