There is no difference between our buddha-nature and Buddha’s buddha-nature. There is no need for us to depend on his teaching, but directly we should practice as he did. That is the starting point of Zen Buddhism. And that is Bodhidharma’s Zen.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-07-21 - 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.
Bodhidharma by Michael Wenger