First of all, Dogen Zenji says the Tenzo (head cook) must be a man of big mind to accept various criticisms and complaints with not a smile, because if you smile they will be more angry; you cannot even smile [laughs]. Just to accept what they say and to understand our human nature is the only way. So, first of all, Dogen Zenji counts big mind: the mind as great as a mountain and as wide as a sea, or else you cannot be responsible for kitchen work. — Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-06-A - as found on shunryusuzuki.com edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts - with a photo.
