There is a way to study philosophy. There is a particular way to study science. There is a particular way to study religion. Religion should be studied in a religious way, not by science. A scientist cannot criticize religion unless he becomes religious [laughs]. To find the meaning of science is religion. To find the meaning of philosophy is religion. But in science and philosophy, there is no religion. This relationship is very important.
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 65-07-26-A as found on shunryusuzuki.com, edited by PF. These posts are also on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram. We are continually working on improving the quality of transcriptions of Suzuki's lectures. After a new "verbatim transcript" is made, we create a minimally edited version which is more readable. See the most recently completed transcripts at shunryusuzuki.com/n.
