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9/5/19

Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi Quotes


“A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, 'Why is there so much suffering?' Suzuki Roshi replied, 'No reason.'" ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

“Each of you is perfect the way you are ... and you can use a little improvement.” ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

"Enjoy your problems." ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few." ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

“Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.” ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

“To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point, we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed. This is Buddhism.” ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

“Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.” ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

“What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.” ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

"Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear." ~Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

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