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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Also Ornamental Buddha

There is no need to have a bridge to the other shore. The other shore is other-shore-buddha, this shore is this-shore-buddha [laughs]. Just the name is different, but actually everything is Buddha by himself. The bridge is ornamental Buddha, and this shore is also ornamental Buddha. The other shore is also ornamental Buddha.

—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-07-24 - 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.