Friday, August 7, 2020

Continuing from yesterday

This is very true. Don't you think so? But still you doubt, and still you make a separation from yourself and observe yourself from the outside: “Who am I? What am I doing?” Zazen practice is not this kind of practice. Someone else is practicing zazen, not “you.” “You” should practice zazen. That is shikantaza. That is the Sambogakaya Buddha. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-10-21 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