Thursday, January 27, 2022

Succession

You will find out Buddhist understanding of causality is both materialistic and spiritualistic. And it is endless effort—succession of effort. There is no end, or there is no beginning. There is no beginning and no end; it’s our understanding of 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.