As long as our effort is based on a self-centered idea, there is no congenial life in a human being. Because of reflecting on ourselves and respecting precepts and rules, we will know the direction to make effort, and we will have right orientation of our life. This is how or why we practice Zen and how Buddhism has been developed. --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 65-12-11-A - as found on shunryusuzuki.com, from one of the newly discovered (2021) or recently significantly added to or changed 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
