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Monday, January 11, 2021

Still talking about New Year's Eve here.

And end of the year is the most busy days. We have to clean up our rooms, and if you have some debts you should pay. For someone to collect the money he lent, and for the most people it is time to pay the debt. And then after cleaning up everything, spiritual and physical, we decorate New Year's decoration. Those things should be done before twelve o'clock. And after twelve o'clock there is no need for you to pay back the money you owed.     --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-12-29 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC  - Going through Suzuki lectures and posting anything that can stand on its own. Not looking for zingers or "the best of." I find that following these excerpts daily provides another way to experience Suzuki's teaching. - D