According to Buddhism, suffering is valuable because it is suffering through and through. Enlightenment is valuable because enlightenment is enlightenment through and through. So, when we say "enlightenment," the rest of things is enlightenment. When we say, “I am ignorant,” everything, everyone of us, is ignorant. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 66-08-17N - 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.
