You see something or hear a sound, and there you have everything just as it is.
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Whatever you do, it should be an expression of the same deep activity. We should appreciate what we are doing. There is no preparation for something else.
- Shunryu Suzuki
More Quotes By Shunryu Suzuki
Although we have no actual written communications from the world of emptiness, we have some hints or suggestions... It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness... Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.
Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as an enlightened person. There is only enlightened activity.
To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or to cook for yourself; it is to... Wherever you go you will find your teacher, as long as you have the eyes to see and... The mind we have when we practice zazen is the great mind: we don’t try to see anything;... Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you... Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.
Someone was sitting in front of a sunflower, watching the sunflower, a cup of sun, and so I... Leave your front door and your back door open.
Allow your thoughts to come and go.
Just don’t serve them... When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of... Nothing outside yourself can cause any trouble. You yourself make the waves in your mind. If you leave... If you can just appreciate each thing, one by one, then you will have pure gratitude. Even though... The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.
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