No ego. But still something exists moment after
moment. You can understand the same thing in two ways. One is successive ego;
the other is discontinuous ego which changes. Even the smallest particle of
time imaginable exists because it appears. So something which does not
disappear actually does not exist. Whatever it is, what appears should
disappear. This is true. So ego is something which should disappear and which
should appear. Ego has two meanings. Sometimes we say ego exists and to
strengthen your ego is to have your own world, to have your own practice. That
is to stress your ego. But if you attach to some particular state of mind, that
is delusion because it does not actually exist. So the ego exists because it
disappears, isn't that true? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-08-24-B 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.
DC note: Suzuki often used "should" in ways where normally another word would express the idea better. In this case "will."
DC note: Suzuki often used "should" in ways where normally another word would express the idea better. In this case "will."