I think Kitano Zenji [giving up smoking] is a good example. I’m not trying to convince you to give up smoking, or something like that. But we must have that kind of way-seeking mind. Then your practice will be pretty good.
After John King's shuso ceremony at Tassajara, Fall 2000
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-04-19 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
