Monday, March 21, 2022

Established

Although our practice is quite simple, still this is the result of myriad of peoples' hard practice and way. They risked their life for this way and to establish this practice, this way of practice and understanding. Negation and after negation, criticism after criticism, we have established this kind of teaching.                                  --------------------------- 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