Feet

Our way is just to stand on the ground [laughs] and step by step to go forward. Sometime we may go sideways [laughs], but as long as your feet are on the ground it may be pretty good.    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-22-A found onshunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.

Nancy Wilson Ross

New cuke page.

Continuing from Yesterday's Post

For an American maybe it is not bad but for a Buddhist it is not so good. That is why I say you should know what you are doing. Your idea of Buddhism is something in the cloud, you know [laughs] - where you cannot reach. And still you are ambitious people with big stick [laughs, laughter], and you reach for that. But that is not our way.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-22-A found onshunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.

Ryogen Yoshimura

Cuke page for this wonderful priest who, like Kobun Chino, helped us get going at Tassajara.

Oh -oh

You know, you are very ambitious, and you are trying to do something good always, and try to be successful [laughs] always, you know, without knowing the true meaning of it. So even though you come here and study Buddhism, you know, to me, you know, you are going the other direction [laughs]. It looks like so. I hope this is my misunderstanding, but I am very sorry, more and more [laughs] I found you going the other direction.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-22-A found onshunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.

Gil Fronsdal

cuke page

weird - can't post image here right now. Will try later. Doesn't matter. Hit the link and there he'll be. - dc

He's paraphrasing and riffing on Dogen here and in recent posts

Don't go wandering about or go sightseeing. If it is necessary, once a month will be allowed. Ancient people lived in the mountain or remote wood and practiced our way, giving up all worldly affairs and learning and virtues and they are sincerely strived to extinguish the fire in their head. Recollecting those things, we should not be involved in worldly affairs. If we are we should be very ashamed of it. In this evanescence of life, we don't know when our life drops like dew on the roadside.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-22-A found onshunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.

Butsumon Sogaku Suzuki

A cuke page for Shunryu Suzuki's father

Renounce

You renounced your home and your village and you are with cloud and water. Who helps you? Usually your parents, but more helpful one is Buddha and your Buddhist friends.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-04-22-A found onshunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay.

Sterling Bunnell

Updated dear departed Sterling's cuke page with his appearance in the Wind Bells which includes three excellent articles about Tassajara's natural setting.