Reality is Buddha. And itself is Buddha. When you understand something through and through, that
is itself. When you understand suffering through and through, what does it
mean? There's no other Buddha. All the rest of the Buddhas, including Shakyamuni
Buddha, is included in suffering.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-08-17 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.
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