Our goal is not somewhere
within reach or beyond our reach. Or our goal does not exist in our practice. You sit because you will have
some joy in your practice. That is why you sit, you may say. And actually,
because you have some joy, you sit [laughs]. But even though you do not feel
any joy, you have to sit [laughs]. So there is no
problem [laughs, laughter]. This is how to cut off the root of the problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-12-17b speaking on Dogen's Gakudo-yojin-shu 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.
