A Teaching Cannot Be Whole And Perfect

Given by Suzuki Roshi at Sokoji on April 16th, 1967
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67-04-16
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Sunday April 16, 1967
Old Bush Street Zendo
Tony Artino notes

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Tony Artino notes on Shunryu Suzuki lecture. This transcript is a retyping of the existing City Center transcript. It is not verbatim. No tape is available. The City Center transcript was entered onto disk by Jose Escobar who received the notes from DC, 1997. It was reformatted by Bill Redican (11/5/01). Edited by DC 4-17
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A teaching cannot be whole and perfect because it, like a medical prescription, is specific to certain people and circumstances. The Diamond Sutra is probably the closest to a universal teaching because it was a teaching the Buddha addressed to his own deep self.