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Monday, March 27, 2023

Substantial Ideas

Forget all about any substantial ideas. This is why we cannot understand Buddhism or our way. Actually there is nothing [laughs] including you. If so, we should just sit. Then you will be the one including everything. Because you are not accustomed to living in this form you are not accustomed to your own home. So, you are wandering about—finding your home. “Where is my home?” You are right in your home, but you are seeking for a home with a substantial idea. —Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-01-11B - 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.


Niels Holm's home entrance