Let’s understand how a teacher will point out some mistake of a student. The way how he points out a student’s mistake is very difficult. If a teacher understands something that his student did was a mistake, he is not a true teacher. He should understand on the other hand it is the expression of his student’s true nature, so we should respect it. If we respect our student’s true nature, we should be careful how to point it out.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-06-29 - as found on
shunryusuzuki.com
edited by PF. Go to
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Suzuki studied Zen under Ian Kishizawa Roshi for many years