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Monday, December 5, 2022

Inward Effort

It is silly for us to be caught by feelings of resistance. Resistance because of discrimination is a kind of imitation. Usually we imitate something in the same way, but when we have resistance, we imitate in an opposite way [laughs]. But the way is caused by some outward object. In other words, your mind is enslaved by outward objects. In this way, resistance and imitation are the same. You have no freedom. So, if you want to obtain perfect freedom from everything, your effort should be directed inward. As long as you have this kind of practice, you have no danger of being enslaved by anything. You will always have perfect freedom. — Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-05-B - as found on shunryusuzuki.com edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts - with a photo.