Practice Quote by Shunryu Suzuki

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

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

— Shunryu Suzuki

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

— 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

Do not make this practice a source of pressure, compulsion, anxiety or pride. It is none of these. Zazen is simply a way to…

— Brenda Shoshanna

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

— Shunryu Suzuki

While you are continuing this practice, week after week, year after year, your experience will become deeper and deeper, and your experience will cover…

— Shunryu Suzuki

Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious…

— Dogen

Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and eventually give…

— Frederick Lenz

Be mindful of the passing of time, and engage yourself in zazen as though you are saving your head from fire.

— Dogen

If you want to study Zen, you should forget all your previous ideas and just practice zazen and see what kind of experience you…

— Shunryu Suzuki