I was in bed for a long time, and I was thinking about these things, you know. I was just practicing zazen in bed [laughter]. I should enjoy my bed. Sometimes it was difficult, but I laughed at myself. “Why is it so difficult? Why don’t you enjoy your difficulty?” [Laughs.] That is, I think, our practice.
Del Carlson - 2017
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-03-30 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.