With our original desires or instincts,
we should have desires to take care of ourselves and to take care of others. That is our vow as a Buddhist. This is the fundamental meaning of the three corrective pure
precepts. That of embracing good behavior. That of embracing good deeds. That of embracing all beings and saving them. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-06-12 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,.