No practice just for yourself. To take care of the zendo is practice. To take care of your own kitchen is practice. We understand practice in that way. How you take care of your kitchen is how you sit. Even though you sit, you have many problems: drowsiness, pain in your legs, and you have to take care of your breathing, and your posture should always be straight. There are many things to take care of, in your practice. We are not just sitting on a cushion [laughs] sleeping. We are taking care of everything. Just as you take care of your family, your children. That is real practice. —Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-00-00-B - as found on shunryusuzuki.com edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives or cuke.com/ig for links to the full Shunryu Suzuki lecture and the source of the photo.
Bob Watkins with children
