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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

No Need

Whether you can realize it or attain enlightenment or not is minor problem. If you realize it or if you attain enlightenment, that's all the better. But even though you don't, there is no need to seek for some special teaching because the teaching is always here. -------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-07-24 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC