Acceptance Quote by D.T. Suzuki

The worst passion we mortals cherish is the desire to possess. Even when we know that our final destination is a hole not more…

— D.T. Suzuki

Copying is slavery. The letter must never be followed, only the spirit is to be grasped. Higher affirmations live in the spirit. And where…

— D.T. Suzuki

Zen, in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to…

— D.T. Suzuki

The mistake consists in our splitting into two what is really and absolutely one. Is not life one as we live it, which we…

— D.T. Suzuki

Until we recognize the SELF that exists apart from who we think we are - we cannot know the Ch'an ( ZEN ) MIND

— D.T. Suzuki

Facts of experience are valued in Zen more than representations, symbols, and concepts-that is to say, substance is everything in Zen and form nothing.

— D.T. Suzuki

The claim of the Zen followers that they are transmitting the essence of Buddhism is based on their belief that Zen takes hold of…

— D.T. Suzuki

When we start to feel anxious or depressed, instead of asking, "What do I need to get to be happy?" The question becomes, "What…

— D.T. Suzuki

Zen abhors repetition or imitation of any kind, for it kills. For the same reason Zen never explains, but only affirms. Life is fact…

— D.T. Suzuki

To point at the moon a finger is needed, but woe to those who take the finger for the moon.

— D.T. Suzuki

One has not understood until one has forgotten it.

— D.T. Suzuki

That's why I love philosophy: no one wins.

— D.T. Suzuki