Because it is
something which was given to us, that gift is not only just
something which we see. It looks like something like mountain, or water, or
cake, or something else. It looks like so. But we don’t know exactly what it
is. So before we understand what it is, the only way is to accept it and to
practice it. That is actually true practice, or else you cannot practice our
way. Even though you have complete zendo you cannot practice. -------------------------------------------------- " Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-014 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC
