Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

‘Anyway, if you want to realize what is Buddha Nature, some limitation is necessary. We say absolute freedom, but that absolute freedom does not mean to ignore the value of the — things, and mix up things. To do it, or to make some classification and to do things in right way, in adequate way, is our way. So we have to pay careful consideration in our activity . Because you think this is just material, so — so you do not treat it carefully. If it is living being, you cannot treat them so carelessly [laughs]. But all the existence is living being – in some form, or in some — with some nature.’ (from the Suzuki Roshi Archive)

When Eli gave his talk at Tassajara recently, his topic was the same; it reminded me to look this talk up again.