When you have selfish practice, you stick to things which you can see, which you can understand. And when you stick to something which you can understand, you will forget all about what is supporting the understanding, the color or the beautiful shape it has. So instead of being one with a flower, your friend, or your teacher, you will be caught by your teacher, the flower you see, the friend you have, without having a direct intimate relationship. You will make a barrier between you, and what you will see is a dead flower or a wooden teacher. |
 Wood sculpture of Suzuki Roshi by Peter Schneider |
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—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the photo. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-03-16 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version. |
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Wooden Teacher
