"Zen is not some kind of excitement, but……" — Shunryu Suzuki

"Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine."

— Shunryu Suzuki

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131 Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki has 131 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

When you say, "Wait a moment," you are bound by your karma; when you say "Yes I will," you are…
If enlightenment comes first, before thinking, before practice, your thinking and your practice will not be self-centered. By enlightenment I…
Happiness is sorrow; sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty; difficulty in happiness. Even though the ways we feel…
The best way to control cow and sheep is to give them a big grazing field.
Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen.
The true practice to meditation is to sit as if you where drinking water when you are thursty.
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.... In the beginner's mind there…
When my master and I were walking in the rain, he would say, 'Do not walk so fast, the rain…
As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is…
When we have our body and mind in order, everything else will exist in the right place, in the right…
If you can just appreciate each thing, one by one, then you will have pure gratitude. Even though you observe…
When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything. The best way is to understand yourself, and then…

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More Buddhist Quotes

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle
I like change. There's something Buddhist about it - continuous change is wonderful. — David Bailey
I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.' — Alan Ball
I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist. — Alan Ball
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an… — Edward de Bono
I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do… — David Bowie
I'm just the worst little Buddhist in town. — Cher
I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew,… — Maya Angelou
I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the… — Sulak Sivaraksa
Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to… — Nhat Hanh
Buddhism regards all living creatures as being endowed with the Buddha nature and the potential to become Buddhas. That's why… — Hsuan Hua

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