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For a teacher, try to be a good teacher is how to teach Buddhism. That’s all. It is very difficult for a teacher to be an example for students, and at least for me it is absolutely impossible [laughs, laughter]. But if I try very hard to be a good friend of you within my ability, I think that there is no other way for us to study Buddhism. So, beginner’s mind is very important. Just to practice zazen as your teacher, that is the only way. |
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—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. |
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Thursday, April 17, 2025
To Practice Zazen As Your Teacher
