If you fail at serving tea, you should think about why, without making some excuse. You failed anyway, you know. So, what should you do to not fail again? There are no rules but to be aware of what you are doing. Do you understand?
City Center - in Suzuki’s dokusan and study room with Yvonne Rand c. 1970
—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.