Tokusan and The Old Lady
Shunryu Suzuki Transcript
Saturday, February 19, 1966
To practice sesshin
[30 second gap in audio - remaining audio has bleedthrough of radio programs and music]
There is no reason for you to consider ??? you will only create more difficulties (?) you have to work with it (?) Practice this day [laughs] will introduce you to pain (?) [laughter] Moreover, there is no purpose (?) ?? No bottom. [laughs] ??
I think you know that the bottom for the ?? more than I know -- I hope [laughs] ?? this is ??
--------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 66-01-22N - 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
DC Comment; Shundo David Haye has spent a lot ot time eeking out every word he can. It gets better - tomorrow.