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Enlightenment is not a complete remedy.
Shunryu Suzuki
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Shunryu Suzuki
Age: 67 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 18
Died: 1971
Died: December 4
Bhikkhu
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The true practice to meditation is to sit as if you where drinking water when you are thirsty.
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Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea.
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Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice there is no other way of life than this way of life.
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Life without zazen is like winding your clock without setting it. It runs perfectly well, but it dosen't tell time.
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If you were not born in this world, there would be no need to die. To be born in this world is to die, to disappear [laughing].
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When the restrictions you have do not limit you, this is what we mean by practice.
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For Zen students a weed is a treasure. With this attitude, whatever you do, life becomes an art.
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After you have practiced for a while, you will realize that it is not possible to make rapid, extraordinary progress. Even though you try very hard, the progress you make is always little by little.
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To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or to cook for yourself it is to express your sincerity. So when you cook you should express yourself in your activity in the kitchen. You should allow yourself plenty of time.
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Bowing is a very serious practice. You should be prepared to bow, even in your last moment. even though it is impossible to get rid of our self-centered desires, we have to do it. Our true nature wants us to.
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When you say, Wait a moment, you are bound by your karma when you say Yes I will, you are free.
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If you want to enjoy the movie, you should know that it is the combination of film and light and white screen, and that the most important thing is to have a plain, white screen.
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You will always exist in the universe in one form or another.
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There is no connection between I myself yesterday and I myself in this moment
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Concentration comes not from trying hard to focus on something, but from keeping your mind open and directing it at nothing.
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Our practice should be based on the ideal of selflessness. Selflessness is very difficult to understand. If you try to be selfless, that is already a selfish idea. Selflessness will be there when you do not try anything.
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Time goes from present to past.
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A tiger does not ignore or slight any small animal. The way he catches a mouse and catches and devours a cow are the same.
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The goal of our life’s effort is to reach the other shore, Nirvana. Prajna paramita, the true wisdom of life, is that in each step of the way, the other shore is actually reached.
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How much 'ego' do you need? Just enough so that you don't step in front of a bus.
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