Majicman Notes

The most important point is to own your physical body. If you slump, you will lose yourself. Your mind will be wandering somewhere else. You will not be in your body. We must exist right here, right now! This is the key point. You must have your own body and mind.”

So try always to keep the right posture, not only when you practice zen, but in all your activities. Take the right posture when you are driving your car, and when you are reading.

If you read in a slumped position, you cannot stay awake long. Try. You will discover how important it is to keep the right posture….

Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆