I went with Roshi to one of the stone rooms where Govinda was staying. What I remember about that visit that was so striking for me is that during the visit Suzuki Roshi said to Lama Govinda, “Can you please tell me the cause of suffering?” I was struck because someone of Roshi’s stature and position would ask a question like that, the most basic, important question. Was it an expression of respect between teachers, an expression of humility, someone still asking the most important question?
