We think he's saying "steel"

In this sesshin especially we concentrate to have more power in our tanden or hara. Tanden is here [belly]. So [hits stick on tatami or something] power, or hara should be like steel. This is the most important practice for oriental arts even. All the oriental arts are a function of our tanden, hara.      (but it turns out we were wrong - See post for 21-12-13) --------------------------- 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.