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Friday, May 5, 2023

Complicated but Clear

You should know how complicated our Dharma is. Very complicated, but very clear. But to make it clear, we have to make a good effort. Sometimes if you read those scriptures, you may think that there’s no truth in them, that they are just fairy tales or stories, but it is not so. The underlying thought is very deep and accurate. So, as long as we are studying it, we should make it clear. —Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-02-00-C - 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.

Carl Bielefeldt