Best Shunryu Suzuki Quotes
- So the secret is just to say 'Yes!' and jump off from here. Then there is no problem. It means to be yourself, always yourself,… From
- Life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore, nor actual difficulty in our life. Actual
- The way that helps will not be the same; it changes according to the situation. According
- You must be true to your own way until at last you actually come to the point where you see it is necessary to forget… Actually Come
- A tiger does not ignore or slight any small animal. The way he catches a mouse and catches and devours a cow are the same. Animal
- You want to eliminate your evil desires in order to reveal your Buddha nature, but where will you throw them away? Buddha
- If it is raining out, do not walk fast, because it is raining everywhere. Everywhere
- The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it… Everything Go
- So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel.… Attain
- If you take pride in your attainment or become discouraged because of your idealistic effort, your practice will confine you by a thick wall. Attainment
- When we do not expect anything we can be ourselves. That is our way, to live fully in each moment of time. Each
- Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there… Direct
- You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice. Enrich
- In the zazen posture, your mind and body have, great power to accept things as they are, whether agreeable or disagreeable. Accept
- The mind we have when we practice zazen is the great mind: we don't try to see anything; we stop conceptual thinking; we stop emotional… Activity
- People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit… Attain
- Although we have no actual written communications from the world of emptiness, we have some hints or suggestions about what is going on in that… Actual
- All descriptions of reality are limited expressions of the world of emptiness. Yet we attach to the descriptions and think they are reality. That is a mistake. All
- When you are practicing zazen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it… Appears
- The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. Buddhism
- Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our… Art
- No teaching could be more direct than just to sit down. Direct
- The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature. Confidence
- Things are always changing, so nothing can be yours. Always Changing
- We ourselves cannot put any magic spells on this world. The world is its own magic. Any
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