General members-- sit for 3 months before
applying for General membership.
Roshi: It is very difficult to understand new students. There are too many. I
cannot be so kind to them. So their first feeling about Zen Center will not be
so good. So definitely we must make this point clear. It is necessary that they
understand why the 3 month waiting period. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 69-05-07-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. Go to https://www.instagram.com/cuke_archives/ for more daily Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts - with a photo.
