You can’t stop at the top of the pole, and you can’t jump off. That is the problem. That is why you should practice, and you should forget all about the top of the pole. If so, where we should forget or throw our misunderstanding is right here. Not this way or that way or past or future. Right here.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 69-04-20 as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
