Anyway, we are so grateful to have many teachers, and to have teachings which are an accumulation of the actual experience of various sages. All those teachings are each drops of blood of ancient sages. So, we have to study with our warm heart, you know, not just by our brain. Direct experience, direct practice is near. If you want to do so, you have to be very straightforward, you should be very open, and you should be ready for everything which will happen to you. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-08-20 - 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
