I am explaining as if this is some good teaching, [laughs] as if I know some secret. But it is not so. I am speaking about everyone’s own way. We put emphasis on “just to sit” because everyone has their own myriad ways or dharmas. And moment after moment, you will find your own way when you “just to sit,” when you are exactly you yourself.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-07-24 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.