Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

‘If Buddhist seek for the accomplishment, when we, you know, continue our practice if you are not, you know– if you continue your practice, if you– if you are not so good, your disciple may be good, you know. In three or four generation after you, there must be some good disciple if your practice is pure enough and your practice is good quality. Some of your descendant will do something, even though you cannot do it. That is very important point for us.

Our practice is not just for ourselves. It is for everyone. And so, you know, it doesn’t matter whether you are successful or not. It doesn’t matter. If you– if– if you have, you know, good disciples and if you have good practice, that is the most important point.’ (from the Suzuki Roshi Archive)

I have been interested to read some of Suzuki Roshi’s thought about transmission.