In sitting, I think some of you must have found out something unusual, had some unusual experience. It means you acquired freedom, whether how you felt about it is pleasant [laughs, laughter], whether it was sad or whether it was, you know, ecstasy or joy is out of question. Whatever it is, something you have found out or experienced. It means you are free from your ordinary framework of your thinking or way of life. Because our life is limited if it is just a materialistic understanding of life. --------------------------- 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
