The way is quite different so you should not mix up zazen practice with some other practice. In that—in Zen there are many functions, as you know, to use, to give a sound like kaaaa!!! [laughs] like a thunder. Or to whack it, or to see it. This kind of way—there are many kinds of way. But those activities are based on the power of tanden or hara which you get by our usual practice. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-04-A - as found on shunryusuzuki.com, from one of the newly discovered (2021) lecture tapes. 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. Go to https://www.instagram.com/cuke_archives/ for more daily Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts - with a photo.
