Knowing that his life is just two or three years
time to enjoy day after day, moment after moment that is the life is form is
form and emptiness is emptiness. When Buddha comes you will welcome him; when
devil comes you will welcome him. Like Ummon said, ‘Sun-faced Buddha, and
Moon-faced Buddha.” When he was ill someone asked him, “How about you?” And he
said, “Sun-faced Buddha and Moon-faced Buddha”. That is the life of form is
form and emptiness is emptiness. There is no problem. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-11-02 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.
