We should not regard our innocence as good or special, because such a
perspective is the same as attaching to Zen. If we attach to Zen, we go swiftly
to hell even though we think we are good and innocent. Thus an innocent young
person can become careless of his Buddha nature and
attach to his own idea of his innocence-and create more problems for himself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Tony Artino notes from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-02. 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.
