So, by mutual communion, or kan no doko, we
mean the true experience of Zen. It is not some ecstasy or some mysterious
state of mind, but it is a deep joy that is even more than joy. You may have
this true experience through some change in your mental state. But a change of
mental state is not, strictly speaking, enlightenment. Enlightenment is more
than that. That comes with it, but it is more than that. What we experience is
joy or mysterious experience, but something follows. That something which
follows, besides this experience, is true enlightenment. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-06-11 as found on shunryusuzuki.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, not just the super cool ones,.
