“ You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
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“ The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
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“ The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ The true purpose [of Zen] is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ But as long as you think you are practicing zazen for the sake of something, that is not true practice. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ When you bow, you should just bow; when you sit, you should just sit; when you eat, you should just eat. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ So if you do something, you should be observant, and careful, and alert. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ The true purpose is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ When we have our body and mind in order, everything else will exist in the right place, in the right way. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ More important than any stage which you will attain is your sincerity, your right effort. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ When we realize the everlasting truth of “everything changes” and find our composure in it, we find ourselves in Nirvana. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits is not open to things as they are. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ You should rather be grateful for the weeds, because eventually they will enrich your practice. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ It will take quite a long time before you find your calm, serene mind in your practice. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ It is when your practice is rather greedy that you become discouraged with it. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
“ Emotionally we have many problems, but these problems are not actual problems; they are something created; they are problems pointed out by our self-centered ideas or views. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki- Copy
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