--- title: "12 Beginner Mind Quotes By Shunryu Suzuki" description: "12 Beginner Mind quotes by Shunryu Suzuki. Plus more from Shunryu Suzuki and more Beginner Mind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/shunryu-suzuki-1280_humble_be-humble-in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-a_1263453.png" --- > [“Be humble: “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/be-humble-in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-but-in/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/shunryu-suzuki-1280_humble_be-humble-in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-a_1263453.png) > [“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-in-the-expert-s-2/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/shunryu-suzuki-1280_beginner_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_1133755.png) > [“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind, there are few.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-in-the-experts/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/shunryu-suzuki-1280_possibilities_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_63709.png) > [The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/the-beginner-s-mind-is-the-mind-of-compassion-when-our-mind-is/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/shunryu-suzuki-1280_beginners_the-beginner-s-mind-is-the-mind-of-compa_2672825.png) > [In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-but-in-the-expert/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/shunryu-suzuki-1280_mind_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_1505646.png) > [If your mind is empty, it is ready for anything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/if-your-mind-is-empty-it-is-ready-for-anything-in-the-beginner-s-mind/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fba/shunryu-suzuki-1280_anything_if-your-mind-is-empty-it-is-ready-for-an_689044.png) > [In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few… In the beginner's mind there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-in-the-expert-s/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/shunryu-suzuki-1280_achievement_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_585192.png) > [“We must have beginner's mind, free from possessing anything, a mind that knows everything is in flowing change. Nothing exists but momentarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/we-must-have-beginner-s-mind-free-from-possessing-anything-a-mind/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/shunryu-suzuki-1280_change_we-must-have-beginner-s-mind-free-from-p_454014.png) > [The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. The innocence of the first inquiry—what am I?—is needed throughout Zen practice. The mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/the-practice-of-zen-mind-is-beginner-s-mind-the-innocence-of-the/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/shunryu-suzuki-1280_accepting_the-practice-of-zen-mind-is-beginner-s-m_2745581.jpg) > [In Japan we have the phrase, "Shoshin," which means "beginner's mind." Our "original mind" includes everything within itself. It is always rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-japan-we-have-the-phrase-shoshin-which-means-beginner-s-mind-our/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/shunryu-suzuki-1280_beginners_in-japan-we-have-the-phrase-shoshin-whic_397996.png) > [In the beginner's mind there is no thought, "I have attained something." All self-centered thoughts limit our vast mind. When we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-is-no-thought-i-have-attained-something/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/shunryu-suzuki-1280_achievement_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-is-no-thoug_2626091.png) > [So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind. There is no need to have a deep understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/so-the-most-difficult-thing-is-always-to-keep-your-beginner-s-mind/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/shunryu-suzuki-1280_appreciate_so-the-most-difficult-thing-is-always-to_273178.jpg) ## More by Shunryu Suzuki > [The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/the-point-we-emphasize-is-strong-confidence-in-our-original-nature/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [If you continue this simple practice every day, you will obtain some wonderful power. Before you attain it, it is something wonderful, but after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/if-you-continue-this-simple-practice-every-day-you-will-obtain-some/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [You want to eliminate your evil desires in order to reveal your Buddha nature, but where will you throw them away?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/you-want-to-eliminate-your-evil-desires-in-order-to-reveal-your/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [Ego is a social institution with no physical reality. The ego is simply your symbol of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/ego-is-a-social-institution-with-no-physical-reality-the-ego-is/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind, there are few.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-in-the-experts/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [The seed has no idea of being some particular plant, but it has its own form and is in perfect harmony with the ground,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/the-seed-has-no-idea-of-being-some-particular-plant-but-it-has-its/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/whereever-you-are-you-are-one-with-the-clouds-and-one-with-the-sun/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [When we become truly ourselves, we just become a swinging door, and we are purely independent of, and at the same time, dependent upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/when-we-become-truly-ourselves-we-just-become-a-swinging-door-and-we/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [“Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/zen-is-not-some-fancy-special-art-of-living-our-teaching-is-just-to/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [So the secret is just to say 'Yes!' and jump off from here. Then there is no problem. It means to be yourself, always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/so-the-secret-is-just-to-say-yes-and-jump-off-from-here-then-there-is/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [Our tendency is to be interested in something that is growing in the garden, not in the bare soil itself. But if you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/our-tendency-is-to-be-interested-in-something-that-is-growing-in-the/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [The world is its own magic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/the-world-is-its-own-magic/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/people-say-that-practicing-zen-is-difficult-but-there-is-a/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [Each one of us must make his own true way, and when we do, that way will express the universal way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/each-one-of-us-must-make-his-own-true-way-and-when-we-do-that-way/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) > [The purpose of our practice is just to be yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/the-purpose-of-our-practice-is-just-to-be-yourself/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginner-mind/shunryu-suzuki/#itemlist", "name": "12 Beginner Mind Quotes By Shunryu Suzuki", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Be humble: “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shunryu Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/be-humble-in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-but-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/shunryu-suzuki-1280_humble_be-humble-in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-a_1263453.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/shunryu-suzuki-1280_humble_be-humble-in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-a_1263453.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/shunryu-suzuki-1280_humble_be-humble-in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-a_1263453.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Be humble: “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shunryu Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-in-the-expert-s-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/shunryu-suzuki-1280_beginner_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_1133755.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/shunryu-suzuki-1280_beginner_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_1133755.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/shunryu-suzuki-1280_beginner_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_1133755.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind, there are few.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shunryu Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-possibilities-in-the-experts/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/shunryu-suzuki-1280_possibilities_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_63709.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/shunryu-suzuki-1280_possibilities_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_63709.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/shunryu-suzuki-1280_possibilities_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-are-many-po_63709.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind, there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. 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It is the kind of mind which can see things as they are, which step by step and in a flash can realize the original nature of everything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shunryu Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/the-practice-of-zen-mind-is-beginner-s-mind-the-innocence-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/shunryu-suzuki-1280_accepting_the-practice-of-zen-mind-is-beginner-s-m_2745581.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/shunryu-suzuki-1280_accepting_the-practice-of-zen-mind-is-beginner-s-m_2745581.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/shunryu-suzuki-1280_accepting_the-practice-of-zen-mind-is-beginner-s-m_2745581.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. 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When we have no thought of achievement, no thought of self, we are true beginners. Then we can really learn something. The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless. Dogen-zenji, the founder of our school, always emphasized how important it is to resume our boundless original mind. Then we are always true to ourselves, in sympathy with all beings, and can actually practice.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shunryu Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-is-no-thought-i-have-attained-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/shunryu-suzuki-1280_achievement_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-is-no-thoug_2626091.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/shunryu-suzuki-1280_achievement_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-is-no-thoug_2626091.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/shunryu-suzuki-1280_achievement_in-the-beginner-s-mind-there-is-no-thoug_2626091.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the beginner's mind there is no thought, \"I have attained something.\" All self-centered thoughts limit…” — Shunryu Suzuki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind. 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