If you pick up one thing, it negates all the rest. Negate is not negative. It's a good word. You can say, “includes.” It is like a handle of something, you know. If you take hold of something, you have all the machine. If you drive a car, by handle [steering wheel], [laughs] it's a miracle, it means you have all of your car. If you point at one point of the earth, you point at the whole universe. Whatever it is, it doesn't matter. --------------------------- 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.
