Don't move. Just die over and over. Don't anticipate. Nothing can save you now because you have only this moment. Not even… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
When we do not expect anything we can be ourselves. That is our way, to live fully in each moment of time. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
When you say, "Wait a moment," you are bound by your karma; when you say "Yes I will," you are free. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense.… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
There should not be any particular teaching. Teaching is in each moment. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future.… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
When you live completely in each moment, without expecting anything, you have no idea of time. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
When you accept everything, everything is beyond dimensions. The earth is not great nor a grain of sand small. In the realm… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
There is no connection between I myself yesterday and I myself in this moment — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
As long as we have some definite idea about or some hope in the future, we cannot really be serious with the… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. That is why we have teaching. But the… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Bowing is a very serious practice. You should be prepared to bow, even in your last moment. even though it is impossible… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
If you continue this simple practice every day, you will obtain some wonderful power. Before you attain it, it is something wonderful, but after… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
You want to eliminate your evil desires in order to reveal your Buddha nature, but where will you throw them away? — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Ego is a social institution with no physical reality. The ego is simply your symbol of yourself. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the experts mind, there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
The seed has no idea of being some particular plant, but it has its own form and is in perfect harmony with the ground,… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything.… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
When we become truly ourselves, we just become a swinging door, and we are purely independent of, and at the same time, dependent upon… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
“Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
So the secret is just to say 'Yes!' and jump off from here. Then there is no problem. It means to be yourself, always… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Our tendency is to be interested in something that is growing in the garden, not in the bare soil itself. But if you want… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image