Quotes Tagged ‘zen’

“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