Angie Runyan: Docho Roshi, I too want to know the meaning of human existence.
SR: Human existence? The characteristic of human existence is duality. We are dualistic beings. So, if we attach to one side of our life, we will be completely lost because we have a double nature. So, our understanding of life should be a double structure.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-11-11 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
