This kind of paradoxical statement [that is Zen, that is not Zen] could be understood just by your tummy, by your zazen, or else you don’t understand. That is how we communicate with each other, without sticking to words. You should directly communicate with each other, not by words. This is very important.
Etching by Mayumi Oda
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-04-19 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.