Docho Roshi, question beyond word, word beyond question.
When you make improvement, you have questions. When you are improving yourself constantly, that question is more than question. So, that is a question beyond words. Words beyond question is even though you are making a question, you know there is no other way to improve yourself. But you need some help or encouragement. So, we discuss something between us, but actually the only way is to improve ourself by ourselves. When you understand this point, your question is something more than words. And your words are something more than the question you have. In this way you should find yourself. Expressing by word how you feel, and trying to know something of what you feel. Over and over you find yourself. To continue this kind of practice is our way.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-04-23-B - as found on
shunryusuzuki.com
edited by PF. Go to
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Drawing by Stan White
