Saturday, April 23, 2011

A Silent Observation

"The purpose of my talk is not to give you some intellectual understanding, but just to express my appreciation of our Zen practice."--Shunryu Suzuki

Zen Master Suzuki does not answer the question, "What is Zen practice?" The purpose of his talk is to encourage us to find out for ourselves.

Careful observation of the world and of ourselves is Zen practice.

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