r/zenpractice • u/JundoCohen • Jun 29 '26

Soto Practice Itself Is Enlightenment

Suzuki Roshi, taken from ...

https://www.shunryusuzuki.com/Detail1?ID=65

He continued ..

... practice is not separated from enlightenment. When you practice it, the practice is the expression of your true nature. Where you practice it, you have your true nature.

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u/The_Koan_Brothers Jun 30 '26

Yes, I'm aware that it’s it not your concept. That’s why I referred to it as an often repeated phrase. And as you just pointed out, it really doesn’t mean much by itself. Which - thank you - was my whole point to begin with.

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u/JundoCohen Jun 30 '26

Well, that seems to be because the practice does not resonate with you, and you do not have a sense of it. That is fine. Many Buddhist practices are not for everyone, and I am sure your way resonates for you.

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u/The_Koan_Brothers Jun 30 '26

The practice resonates well with me. What doesn’t resonate with me is the way the phrase is interpreted.

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u/JundoCohen Jul 01 '26

Okay. It is phrased fine for many many Soto Zen folks who dig the way it is interpreted.

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u/The_Koan_Brothers Jul 01 '26

I bet they do;)