When you just sit because you are told to sit because that is Buddha's way-- only because that is Buddha's way-- then you have not much selfish idea in your practice. When you eliminate selfish ideas from your practice, that is actually non-selfish practice-- the true way of practicing truth. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 69-04-08-bn - 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.
