For other schools practice is a means of attaining enlightenment. But a characteristic of Zen is without depending on teaching—because of our buddha-nature we practice zazen. The opposite, you know. Not to attain enlightenment, but to experience the enlightenment—to have enlightenment experience. To express our true nature, we practice zazen.
—Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-07-21 - as found on
shunryusuzuki.com
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Shunryu Suzuki at Los Altos Hills zendo in Marian Derby's home, June 1966.