Alan Rappaport: Docho Roshi, I am very afraid a
lot of the time. I am afraid now. Can you help me?
SR: Afraid of what? Afraid of something of which you cannot
figure out, you mean?
Alan: I think I'm afraid of being hurt, and then lost.
SR: Lost? No, that is not possible. You are here, you know, and there is no
need to be afraid because you are
changing. If you are afraid of being always changing, maybe
that is why you are afraid. But if you are changing always, why don't you try
to change for better? As long as you are making that effort, there's no need to
be afraid of anything. Even a little bit, you know-- even little bit of change for
the better will work.
Alan: Thank you very much. --------------------------- 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
