When our attachment reaches to non-attachment, that is real attachment. So, if you attach to something, you should attach to something completely [laughs]. The sun-faced buddha, the moon-faced buddha! “I am here,” you know, “I am right here.” This kind of confidence within ourselves is important. When we have this kind of confidence in ourselves, in our being, we can practice true zazen, which is beyond perfect or imperfect, good or bad.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-03-09 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
