Quotes Tagged ‘Shunryu Suzuki-roshi’

“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.”

by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Tags: zen, being present, appreciation, Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind

“Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea.”

by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi from Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki
Tags: zen, being present, mindfulness, Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki