Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Mechanical

So, those who believe in a mechanistic approach, their way of life is very primitive and very literalistic in its ordinary sense, a very naïve understanding of our life. So, they want vast freedom. They have no time to consider to others’ liberty. They just insist on their own liberty. This kind of attitude of life is based on mechanical way of understanding life.             --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki  lecture 66-08-17N - as found on shunryusuzuki.comfrom 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.