Buddha was quite wise to accept
both sides. Half and half. Because of his
mercy, he emphasized the negative side more than the positive
side [laughs]. There is no need for us to emphasize the positive side. We are
quite positive anyway. This is the structures of the precepts.-----------Excerpt follows yesterdays from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-06-19-C as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. - Go to cuke.com What's New [now at blogger] to see more daily posts.