File Name: 71-06-19
Saturday, June 19, 1971
Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life, p. 17Q & A after lecture.
Last Sunday I told you that, whatever religion you belong to, it doesn't matter when you to come and sit with us. That is because our way of sitting, of practice, is for you to become yourself. Katagiri Roshi always says, “to settle oneself on oneself.” To be yourself. When you become you, yourself, at that moment your practice includes everything. Whatever there is, it is a part of you. So you practice with Buddha, you practice with Bodhidharma and you practice with Jesus. You practice with ... Read Transcript (this version is updated and corrected at times. Any other transcripts below are not).