Everything is changing, including you.
That is an actual fact you can see.
This is not something you will know after reading many books.
So if you have a lot of suffering in your everyday life,
you will actually feel the most important teaching of Buddhism:
that everything changes, and there is nothing to stick to.
from the great Shunryu Suzuki roshi
Thank you for this post!! I love them all, but somehow Shunryu Suzuki roshi crystallizes the teaching with utter clarity. Yes!! Chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, the dishes๐๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐