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Life Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki
- When you do not realize that you are one with the river, or one with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is separated into…
- The person who can freely acknowledge that life is full of difficulties can be free, because they are acknowledging the nature of life - that…
- 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.
- 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…
- Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen.
- The goal of our life’s effort is to reach the other shore, Nirvana. Prajna paramita, the true wisdom of life, is that in each step…
- The teaching which is written on paper is not the true teaching. Written teaching is a kind of food for your brain. Of course it…
- Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That…
- Christopher McCandless:"I will miss you too, but you are wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from the joy of human…
- While you are continuing this practice, week after week, year after year, your experience will become deeper and deeper, and your experience will cover everything…
- Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.
- The true purpose is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle