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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Overcome

Student: Docho Roshi, in our practice should we try to overcome our weakness, or should we try to work through it?

SR: Why should you overcome? You should try to overcome when there is no big mind and no small mind.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 67-12-07 - as found on shunryusuzuki.com edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts - with a photo.