We say “just to sit.” Just to sit does not mean to have the same pattern of practice. When we are ready to be many figures, when we are ready to practice in various ways, that is shikantaza. So maybe you may call it the foundation of various practices.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-10-12-A as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.