You may say, “If everyday mind is true mind, whatever we do doesn’t matter; that is dao. To sneak into some other’s field and get a sweet melon, and eat it in hot summer weather is dao [laughs]. Whatever you do, that is dao.” You may understand it that way, but actually, what it means is to feel big mind through our everyday practice. —Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-04-23-A - 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.
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