Book of teachings from Shunryu Suzuki, the man who popularized Zen Buddism in the US and West
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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 possibilities
If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything - it is open to everything
The real secret of the arts - always be a beginner
We do not exist for the sake of something else. We exist for the sake of ourselves
Without experiencing and concentrating on breathing, it is impossible to attain absolute freedom
The best policy to control people is to let them do what they want and watch them
The true purpose of zen is to see things as they are, observe things as they are and to let everything go as it goes
When practicing zaizen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop itself and if something comes into your mind, let it come in and let it go out. It won’t stay long
Doing something without any particular achievement is enough
Moment after moment we are creating something and this is the joy of our life
Don’t hold onto anything you have done, merely reflect on it
The secret of practice is it cannot be perfect but without being discouraged, we must continue it
When you are you, that is true zazen
When you call back to yourself in the present moment, then there’s no problem
Instead of gathering knowledge, you should clear your mind. If your mind is clear, true knowledge is already yours
True communication depends on us being straightforward with one another
Everything comes out of emptiness - when we reach this understanding, we find the true meaning of our life
To find pleasure in the suffering is the only way to accept the truth of transiency
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