The great teachers are doing just enough, and not much [laughs, laughter]. Sometimes they wear a gorgeous okesa and a beautiful hat and a long staff, beautiful sandals, and a beautiful whisk. You may think, “That is too much!” [laughs]. Actually, maybe too much! [Laughs, laughter.] But the reason why they do so is because people like it, you know [laughter]. —Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-00-00-B - as found on shunryusuzuki.com edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives or cuke.com/ig for links to the full Shunryu Suzuki lecture and the source of the photo.
Suzuki with Sokoji members, mid-1960's