Want Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki

10 Want quotes by Shunryu Suzuki

A Zen master’s view on desire can be startlingly simple; this set distills his gentle guidance into bite‑size reflections.

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If you want to enjoy the movie, you should know that it is the combination of film and light and white screen,…

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If you want to study Zen, you should forget all your previous ideas and just practice zazen and see what kind of…

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You want to eliminate your evil desires in order to reveal your Buddha nature, but where will you throw them away?

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If you want to read a letter from the Buddha's world, it is necessary to understand Buddha's world.

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Instead of respecting things, we want to use them for ourselves and if it is difficult to use them, we want to…

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Our tendency is to be interested in something that is growing in the garden, not in the bare soil itself. But if…

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Bowing is a very serious practice. You should be prepared to bow, even in your last moment. even though it is impossible…

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It is a big mistake to think that the best way to express yourself is to do whatever you want, acting as…

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The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. That is why we have teaching. But the…

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Even though you try to put people under control, it is impossible. You cannot do it. The best way to control people…

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The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature.

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Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything.…

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When we become truly ourselves, we just become a swinging door, and we are purely independent of, and at the same time, dependent upon…

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“Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make…

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So the secret is just to say 'Yes!' and jump off from here. Then there is no problem. It means to be yourself, always…

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The world is its own magic.

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People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to…

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Each one of us must make his own true way, and when we do, that way will express the universal way.

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The purpose of our practice is just to be yourself.

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