Zazen—this posture, is originally maybe a kind of training or something, but it is not just training. It is more the actual way of transmitting Buddha’s way to us. Through practice we can actually transmit Buddha’s teaching because words are not good enough to actualize his teaching.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-06-29 - as found on
shunryusuzuki.com
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At City Center - Photo by Tanya Takacs