If you try to be beyond your conscious activity
or if you try to stop your mind that will be another burden for your mind. “I
have to stop my mind in our practice but I cannot. My practice is not so good.”
That is also wrong way of practice. So don’t try to stop it but leave
everything as it is. Then things will not stay in your mind so
long. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-11-30 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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