Thursday, September 22, 2016

If there's no wind that is

Everyone knows that Buddha nature is everywhere and includes everything. But if we all are Buddha, why practice zazen? Consider the air - it too is everywhere, but until we use a fan, we are not aware of it. Zazen may be likened to the fanning.    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-03-22 about Joshu's koan Mu - from Tony Artino notesEdited by DC - Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. - Go to cuke.com Wha at's New (now at blogger) to see more daily posts.]