At Tassajara we have
a very difficult time to practice our way. For almost one year we are trying
very seriously to practice our way and the more we make our effort to practice
our way, we are involved in big problems. You can see what we are doing at
Tassajara. There are more than forty people and they each have their own
understanding of Zen, more or less. “This is Zen”. “This is Zen”. That is the
trouble. Because you practice zazen you cannot practice; you cannot have
Tassajara. Even though they are there they cannot do it. Why? Because they
practice zazen. So I think the best way is not to practice zazen -- (laughter).
Just to live in Tassajara, like a bird. Then you can practice zazen. Birds or
badgers know what is zazen better than students in Tassajara. -------------------------------------------------- " Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-14 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC
