Shunryu Suzuki Quotes about Buddhism

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Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Shunryu Suzuki

Yoga, Buddhism, Mma

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism, Purpose, Study

Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.63, Shambhala Publications

When you try to attain something, your mind starts to wander about somewhere else. When you do not try to attain anything, you have your own body and mind right here. In Buddhism it is a heretical view to expect something outside this world. We do not seek for something besides ourselves.

Shunryu Suzuki

Buddhism, Views, Somewhere Else