Those who believe in a teleological understanding of life sacrifice this present for the future. Actually, what we should have is happiness in this moment. To sacrifice this moment for the sake of the future is upside-down. If you understand our life, on the one hand our life should be absolutely free from past and future. At the same time, we have to have some purpose, some goal to achieve. How this contradictory way of thinking goes together is our philosophy.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-08-17N as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. Go to instagram.com/cuke_archives for the Instagram version.
