Evelyn Pepper: Docho Roshi, you say that we're
all one. Then why are we-- is everything so different?
SR: Yeah. Because it is different, they are all one. Do you understand [laughs,
laughter]? If it is same, you know, it is not even one. We say “one” because
they are different. If it is, you know, same from the beginning, it is-- there
is no need to say one. Okay? --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-11-11 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
