Joshu said, “If someone is good, I will study under him. If I am better, I shall be a teacher wherever I go. Whether he is old or young is not the point.” So, we should always be equal. If you know better than I, you should teach me. If I know something which you don’t know, I should teach you. This is how we should practice our way.
Shunryu Suzuki with Bishop Togen Sumi and Kobun Chino
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-05-18 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
