Yakusan demonstrated his practice without words, without saying anything. He just sat.
Tenryu, you know, pointed out one finger. But this one finger pointed out
without any gaining idea-- without trying to teach them what it is. He just
[laughs]-- instead of doing so, he just did it like this [holding up one
finger]. -------------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-10-12-A as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Going through Suzuki lectures and posting anything that can stand on its own. Not looking for zingers or "the best of." I find that following these excerpts daily provides another way to experience Suzuki's teaching. - DC
