Without right posture you cannot have right breathing. Without some deep breathing your bodily activities will not be one with your mental activities. When you are one with your mind and body, your physical effort should be controlled in perfect harmony. This is how we practice our way. —Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-01-18 - 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.
From a tiny, overexposed Polaroid photo of the first sesshin in 1960.
