Some may say our activity originated or is based on Buddha’s mind. And “such and such” is Buddha’s mind, and “so and so” is ordinary mind. You may say various explanations [laughs], but there is no need to explain in that way.
Buddha’s Birthday, Sokoji - 1966
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-03-30 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
