Emotionally, we like coffee shops and big banana splits. Even though it is good, we should continue on our trip. This is the Mahayana way—on, and on, and on. Usually, people stop at a coffee shop for one or two weeks. But we cannot stay that long. If it is not the main current, it will die, eventually, and only the main current will continue. So, we don’t have time to stay at the coffee shop very long. Once in a while, when we become sleepy, we must have some coffee. That is our way. With this attitude we should continue our trip. And if we want to continue our trip, the four vows are necessary. At any rate, we should continue our trip as long as our car goes. This is our attitude and our practice.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-10-21 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.