We have various Buddhist philosophies, and we have a lot of teaching to study, but Buddhism is not actually philosophy or teaching. Buddhism is always within ourselves and always helping us. But when we don’t realize it, that is so-called suffering. Or when we live in the realm of good or bad, right or wrong, we lose the meaning of our life. Only when we do something, when we practice with right understanding, then whatever we do, that is our practice.
Sandy Hollister working on a rakusu in the Buddha Hall of the SFZC City Center 1970.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 68-12-21 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
