Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Appreciate


Photo by Teteki Andrew Atkeiso

What we will acquire by our practice or as a function of our tanden is sometimes very subtle, but subtle enough to catch. With the smallest sound, sometimes the mind will pervade the great universe. Actually, because it is so subtle it can cover the whole world. To appreciate the smallest trivial thing is actually how to appreciate—how to make our life on a cosmic scale.

cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-12-04-A as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.