Within Light There Is Utter Darkness
Shunryū Suzuki
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May 1, 202620 June 1970Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
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The transcript explores the Buddhist philosophical concepts of brightness and darkness as metaphors for the relative and absolute worlds, emphasizing the interdependent duality and the limits of intellectual understanding. It discusses the nature of perception, interpersonal relationships, karma, and the practice of equanimity and truth in Buddhist practice. The speaker encourages embracing the unity of opposites and the complexity of existence beyond dualistic thinking.
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