When we realize ourselves, and when after reflecting on ourselves, and when we are able to see “things as it is,” whatever the thought may be is acceptable: “Capitalism is all right. Communism is all right. Nothing wrong with it.” But when our understanding is based on a selfish idea, and when we try to force our opinion on others, then, without reflecting on our way, and when we attach to our own idea, rejecting others’ idea, then our effort will end in a dead end [laughs].
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-04-08 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.