Bodhisattva-mind is universal to everyone. There is no difference between a priest or layman. There is no difference for a wise man. When we have way-seeking mind we are all bodhisattvas. Enlightenment, or way-seeking mind, or to help others before we attain enlightenment is bodhisattva spirit. Before you save yourself, you should save others. This is also bodhisattva-mind.
Sign made by Sally Baker-Photo from Ginny Baker, uploaded to Barbara Lubanski-Wenger’s Flickr
—cuke.com/ig for links to the source of the image. Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 65-07-27-B 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.