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Saturday, January 14, 2023

Should Be Different

Everything has absolute value because it is different from other things. If all things were the same, they would lose their value. They should be different. Because they are different, they have value. So, to mix up everything is to kill buddha-nature. So, when one is a teacher, he should be a teacher. When one is a student, he should be a student. But it does not mean a student cannot be a teacher. —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.