We say we practice our way not for ourselves or not for others. We practice our way for sake of the way. There is no other reason why we practice our way. We just want to go back to our home like a dragon will resume its activity in water, like a tiger who came back to lie down in his own den.----------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-12-01-A 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.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Dragon
We say we practice our way not for ourselves or not for others. We practice our way for sake of the way. There is no other reason why we practice our way. We just want to go back to our home like a dragon will resume its activity in water, like a tiger who came back to lie down in his own den.----------------------------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-12-01-A 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.
