We shouldn’t be fooled by Nansen and Joshu, even though he said, “Everyday life is the true way.” If you are fooled by them, you will say, “Whatever we do, that is the true way. There is not any need to practice zazen. What is wrong with not practicing zazen? Even though we do not sit in a cross-legged position, that is the true way.” [Laughs.] If you understand in this way, you are trying to understand the koan literally without knowing what they really meant by that discussion.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-03-10 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
