Before you realize who you are, it is not possible for you to go in your own direction. If you are bound by some idea, you cannot find your way for yourself. Only when you can “just to sit” can you find out your own way.
—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.
Drawing by Stan White
