So those
masters who understand Soto way, instead of “just to sit,”
they may give you koan mu. What is mu? “Just to sit is
mu” [laughs]. There is no difference. And this just to sit will be various
kinds of koan, actually. So there may be thousands of koans for us, but if you
can sit shikantaza, shikantaza includes various powers of practice. And this is
the direct way to the enlightenment, or renunciation, or nirvana-- whatever you
say. -------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-07-24 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC
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