If you are very much proud of yourself, that is
wrong, you are not studying Buddhism. If
you are too much proud of your understanding or your practice, eventually
people will get tired of seeing you [laughs, laughter]. Then you will be very
much discouraged. “But I am studying [laughs] Zen [laughs].” That's very, you
know, foolish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-22-A found onshunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.
