That something exists here is already suffering. For me that I’m here is suffering, [laughs, laughter] and how you take this suffering is the point. I think you will have a clear picture of the cause of suffering. That I am here is suffering, and maybe it is joy too [laughs]. It is an honor to be here. And it is a kind of joy. Joy is also suffering [laughs]. Not only after I have joy, but simultaneously I suffer too. Because I suffer I have joy. So, things have two sides, suffering and joy at the same time. The two sides of one coin.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-06-28 - as found on
shunryusuzuki.com
edited by PF. Go to
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