So actually, the unity of opposites—two opposites exist. The pair of good and bad exists. But there is no good without bad. There is no bad without good. We always exist in a pair of contradictions. We are lucky that we are a perfect contradictory existence [laughs, laughter]. Or else, there would be no way to attain oneness. One absolute existence.
Drawing by Paul Reps
—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.