Think the unthinkable. Think unthinkable. You must think unthinkable, means think, you know, think not about something, you know. Usually when you think, you think about something. But if your thinking mind is directed opposite way, that is to think unthinkable. Your mind is still clear, but there is no object. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-04-A - as found on shunryusuzuki.com, from one of the newly discovered (2021) lecture tapes. 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.
