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Saturday, July 11, 2015

Our Zazen

You may say just to sit on your black cushion will not do anything for you, that you cannot solve the problems of our life by just sitting. You may say so [laughs] but it means you are trying to watch both sides -- up and down. Pretty busy. In that way, your practice will not work. If you say, “I have to sit. That's all. Period.” There is no need for you to think about the meaning of zazen even. If you would just sit, that will work out beautifully. This is our zazen. ----------------------------

Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-03-13a as found on shunryusuzuki.comEdited by DC - Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. - Go to cuke.com What's New [now at blogger] to see more daily posts.