6 Shunryu Suzuka Quotes on Spirituality

Shunryu Suzuka quotes on spirituality

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

4. There are, strictly speaking, no enlightened people, there is only enlightened activity.

8. 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.

10. If you take pride in your attainment or become discouraged because of your idealistic effort, your practice will confine you by a thick wall.

12. To accept some idea of truth without experiencing it is like a painting of a cake on paper which you cannot eat.

17. Life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore, nor actual difficulty in our life.