Just to practice zazen as your teacher, that is the only way. If you have some doubt on this point, you should read the ninety-five volumes of The Shobogenzo—over and over again [laughs]. Then you will find out how important the beginner’s mind is.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-03-26-C as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. These posts are also on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram. We are continually working on improving the quality of transcriptions of Suzuki's lectures. After a new "verbatim transcript" is made, we create a minimally edited version which is more readable. See the most recently completed transcripts at shunryusuzuki.com/n.
