We are doing something always in relation to something else. But we should not be enslaved by it. There is a difference between being enslaved by it and having a good relationship. When you are enslaved by it, what you do is not pure enough, realistic enough. Something is in it between you: rules or idea or idea of self. “I am doing something” actually means, I am enslaved by “me,” idea of “me.” So, we should be more realistic.
—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.
