Shunryu Suzuki quotes

" In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. " # Possibilities # Experts # Mind

" 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. " # Truth # Change # Perfection

" When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. " # Understanding

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

" Communication is — start by understanding — your own understanding about people. Even though you want them to understand you, you know, it is — unless you understand people, it is almost impossible. Don't you think so? Only when you understand people, they may understand you. So even though you do not say anything, if you understand people there is some communication. " # Communication # Love # Understanding

" You may say you attained some stage in your practice. But that is just a trivial event in your long life. It is like saying the ocean is round, or like a jewel, or palace. For a hungry ghost the ocean is a pool of blood; for a dragon the ocean is a palace; for a fish it is his house; for a human being it is water. There must be various understandings. When the ocean is a palace, it is a palace. You cannot say it is not a palace. For a dragon it is actually a palace. If you laugh at a fish who says it is a palace, Buddha will laugh at you who say it is two o'clock, three o'clock. It is the same thing. " # Happiness # Death and Dying # Love