Pat Lang (Tara Treasurefield): Docho Roshi, could you explain what it means to be a serious Zen student?
SR: Serious student Zen Buddhism. Don’t try to be serious [laughter, laughs]. Just keep up with our practice. Don’t try to get up earlier than other people. Stay in bed. Okay?
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-11-11 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
