When you are seeking for something, your true nature is in full activity, like someone who is in the dark seeking for his own pillow because he lost it. In the dark—so you don’t see anything, but you’re seeking for the pillow you lost. At that time, your mind is in full function. But if you know where the pillow is, your mind is not in full function. Your mind is acting in a limited sense. But if you don’t know where the pillow is, you are just seeking, and your mind is open to everything. In that way, you will see things as it is.
—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.
