If you do not know absolute serenity, even though you are in a calm, silent place, you will hear some noise and feel scared by even a small mouse [laughs]—"oh!" But if you have a stable, calm mind you will not be scared even by a thunderbolt. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 66-03-26-C - 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
