Practice Quote by Shunryu Suzuki

“But as long as you think you are practicing zazen for the sake of something, that is not true practice.”

— Shunryu Suzuki

Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice;…

— Shunryu Suzuki

“Even when you practice zazen alone, without a teacher, I think you will find some way to tell whether your practice is adequate or…

— Shunryu Suzuki

Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen.

— Shunryu Suzuki

“One may practice zazen for twenty, thirty, even fifty years, and go through failures and frustrations, but every defeat and time of despair is…

— Katsuki Sekida

“Each moment of zazen is equally wholeness of practice, equally wholeness of realization. This is not only practice while sitting, it is like a…

— Dogen

The more you practice zazen, the more you will be able to accept something as your own, whatever it is.

— Shunryu Suzuki

“The zazen I speak of is not learning meditation.”

— John Daido Loori

“5. Zazen, or the Sitting in Meditation. Habit comes out of practice, and forms character by degrees, and eventually works out destiny. Therefore we…

— Kaiten Nukariya

Put on the music, and listen. Zazen means to sit, to listen. You're listening to enlightenment, to the universes, to the planes of mind.

— Frederick Lenz

When you are practicing zazen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let…

— Shunryu Suzuki

“Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind. You should not say, “I know what Zen…

— Shunryu Suzuki