So, characteristic of Buddhist understanding of causality is: one way it is mechanical, and we do not ignore freedom. On the other hand, it is teleological, and we do not believe in any perfection. Believing in perfection, this is also a mistake. So, we should be free from those three mistakes: to have an idea of perfection as a human being, just to be bound by causality, and just trying to ignore the theory of cause and effect. These three points, at least as far as I know, should be understood in order to understand causality in its true sense.
—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.
