Tentatively because there is no other way to say it, we should say everything has buddha-nature, even though it sounds very dualistic. And according to Dogen Zenji, to say everything is a part of it is not perfect enough. Buddha includes everything. Whatever there is in this world, that is buddha-nature. If there is something outside of buddha, that is buddha too [laughs]. —Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-06-B - as found on shunryusuzuki.com edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts - with a photo.
