You are, of course, interested in Zen. But Zen
is also Buddhism, you know. So it is necessary for you to understand Buddhism
in general. Although it will not help you-- my talk will not help you
immediately, but it is necessary for you to have some understanding of original
teaching of Buddha, and, at the same time, various understanding of original
teaching of Buddha or else, I am afraid, you will miss the point. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-09-00-A as found on shunryusuzuki.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.
