Shunryu Suzuki Meditation Quotations

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.... In the beginner's mind there is no thought, 'I have attained something.' All self-centered thoughts limit our vast mind. When we have no thought of achievement, no thought of self, we are true beginners. We can really learn something.

Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen.

Someone was sitting in front of a sunflower, watching the sunflower, a cup of sun, and so I tried it too. It was wonderful; I felt the whole universe in the sunflower. That was my experience. Sunflower meditation. A wonderful confidence appeared. You can see the whole universe in a flower.

The best way to control cow and sheep is to give them a big grazing field.

When you sit, everything sits with you.

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything.