Been working in the Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind section of cuke and recalled this story from Huston Smith's Preface which was included starting with the paperback edition.------------------
When, four
months before his death, I had the opportunity to ask him why satori didn't figure in his book, his
wife leaned toward me and whispered impishly, "It's because he hasn't had
it"; whereupon the Roshi batted his fan at her in mock consternation and
with finger to his lips hissed, "Shhhh! Don't tell him!" When our
laughter had subsided, he said simply, "It's not that satori is unimportant, but it's not the part of Zen that needs to
be stressed."------------posted on Mitu Suzuki's cuke page - working on her section too.
Huston's cuke page
Huston's cuke page
