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Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life, p. 25verbatim transcript, from audio, audio exists, Also pages 31 and 33 in Becoming Yourself
This morning I said you must find yourself in each being. That is actually what Tozan [Ryokai] Zenji said: Don't try to seek yourself. Don't try to figure out who is you. “You” found out in that way is far away from real you. He is not anymore you. But if I go my own way, wherever I go, I see myself. You know, if you, you know, take your own step, it means bodhisattva way. Wherever you go, you will see yourself. You will meet with yourself. And, he says, the image you see in the water when you ... Read Transcript (this version is updated and corrected at times. Any other transcripts below are not).