Saturday, January 27, 2024

Forgetting

You should not listen to the various instructions in detail. They may help—the instructions will, of course, help you only when you are ready to practice zazen according to the place where you practice, forgetting all about old ways of practice you have had.

cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-10-12-B as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.