Shunryu Suzuki Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Shunryu Suzuki:

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. Unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#e547d00b

If you think your body and mind are two, that is wrong; if you think that they are one, that is also wrong. Our body and mind are both two and one.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#e8a803a7

Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#2e2fde81

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#7c928848

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#f6390b0d

We must exist right here, right now!
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#d7a2d382

The world is its own magic.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#42ee0263

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#aeca9d2c

If you cannot bow to Buddha, you cannot be a Buddha. It is arrogance.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#50ccdb41

Discipline is creating the situation.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#d0ea3f16

Everything is perfect and there is always room for improvement.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#26199d7b

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#8988d69b

If your mind is empty, it is ready for anything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#2a789e60

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.
~Shunryu Suzuki


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/shunryu-suzuki-quotes/#72531af4

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