Meditation Quote by 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

“Actually we do not have any particular name for our practice; when we practice zazen we just practice it, and whether we find joy…

— Shunryu Suzuki

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

— John Daido Loori

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

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

— 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

If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice.

— Shunryu Suzuki

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

“But if you make your best effort just to continue your practice with your whole mind and body, without gaining ideas, then whatever you…

— Shunryu Suzuki

“You must realize that no matter how intently you count your breaths you will still perceive what is in your line of vision, since…

— Anonymous

“I guess it´s safe to say that practice makes perfect. It makes sense, then, to be careful what you practice”

— Richard Carlson