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Monday, July 29, 2024

Aware

That you have a problem means you have not yet [taps with stick] surrendered enough. Something is there, you know. You should not attach to it, or you should not be bothered by it, or you should not be satisfied with it, whatever it is, or you should not try to avoid it because it is there [taps several times]. So, you should be aware of that problem and why you have that kind of problem [taps several times].

cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-03-15 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.