In Soto—in shikantaza, there are no steps because we are expressing our true nature through practice. We already have innate nature. And what we should do is to express it. So there are no steps.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-07-21 - 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.
Photo by Gene DeSmidt