When we idealize something, and when we become attached to the idea of “you,” I may abuse you. I think it is possible to abuse there, but it is not possible. When you do something which is not possible, [laughs] you will have problems, that’s all. That is why he says there is no time or space. Actually, what exists is what you see, or what you do, or what you hear in this moment. So, you must not abuse it, and you must not even try to utilize it. Just respect everything and just treat everything respectfully. That is our way.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 65-07-26-D 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.
