Even if I explain what is the true way, and even if you understand what I say, that is not the true way. Only when you actually have that power to extend your experience to everyday life. Then, and without trying to observe our way, naturally, intuitively, when you are able to observe our way, that is true.
Shunryu Suzuki moving stones at Tassajara with Mike Daft and Bob Watkins on the right.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-03-10 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.