Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

So Zen is something more than just practice. Actually, Zen is something more than just cross-legged position. But if you understand something more, you have to, you know, practice in– practice it in cross-legged position. There is no other way. One side is enough.

You may say, just to sit on your black cushion will not do anything for you. You cannot solve the problems of our life by just sitting. You may say so [laughs]. You may say so, but it means you are trying to watch both side– up and down. Pretty busy. In that way, your practice will not work. If you say, “I have to sit. That’s all. Period.” There is no need for you to think the meaning of zazen, even, if you would just sit. That will work out beautifully. This is our zazen.

So one thing is enough. One practice is enough. (from the Suzuki Roshi archive)

The end of the talk I quoted from last Saturday.