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Just Become A Swinging Door

Shunryu Suzuki

When we practice [meditation] our mind always follows our breathing. When we inhale, the air comes into our inner world. When we exhale,...

Waves in the Mind

Shunryu Suzuki

When you are practicing meditation, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it...

Zen Anecdotes

Shunryu Suzuki

~~One day I complained to Suzuki Roshi about the people I was working with. He listened intently. Finally, he said, "If you want to see...

Water-falls

Shunryu Suzuki

I went to Yosemite National Park, and I saw huge waterfalls. The highest one there is 1340 feet high, and from it water comes down like...

Quotes

Shunryu Suzuki

"A person who falls on earth, stumbling on a stone, will stand up by means of the same earth they fell on. You complain because you...