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Zen Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki
- Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.
- Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen.
- For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- If you want to study Zen, you should forget all your previous ideas and just practice zazen and see what kind of experience you have…
- There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.
- If you understand real practice, then archery or other activities can be zen. If you don't understand how to practice archery in its true sense,…
- In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few
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- Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. — Shunryu Suzuki
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- Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen. — Shunryu Suzuki
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