We say “think non-thinking.” So, you may say—to obtain something which you cannot obtain. Anyway, what you will have through zazen is more than what you think you have acquired. This kind of acquisition cannot be attained by experience or by thinking.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-01-11B - as found on
shunryusuzuki.com
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One-stroke brushplay by Kazuaki Tanahashi