So, “the sun-faced buddha, the moon-faced buddha” does not mean, “I don’t care if it’s the sun-faced buddha or the moon-faced buddha.” It means that the sun-faced [hits table with stick] buddha, the moon-faced [hits table with stick] buddha. We should enjoy the sun-faced buddha, the moon-faced buddha. It is not indifference.
(Joel Ash was a pen name for David Padwa)
—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.
