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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Practice Until You Understand It

We find our teaching pretty difficult, especially when studied intellectually. The best way is just to practice until you understand it. This is a completely different method than to force some way on us. —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.