Shunryu Suzuki Quotes

Shunryu Suzuki — Japanese Leader born on May 18, 1904, died on December 04, 1971

Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Buddhist monastery outside Asia. Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center, which along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West... (wikipedia)

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.

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

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.

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

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

Shunryu Suzuki Quotes

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