My master didn’t give us any idea of what we would do the next day or next week. He didn’t talk about tomorrow, and he was very unpredictable. Monks and priests were very much afraid of him. They couldn’t guess what he had in his mind. Maybe he himself didn’t have any idea, but he was always concentrated on what he was doing. That is, I think, too much, but it is necessary for us to practice our way moment after moment, with our best effort and a fresh mind.
Suzuki's master, Gyokujun So-on
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-12-29 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.