Shunryu Suzuki Quotes about Meditation

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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

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.

Shunryu Suzuki

Self, Meditation, Achievement

When you sit, everything sits with you.

Shunryu Suzuki

Meditation

Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.95, Shambhala Publications

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

Shunryu Suzuki

Meditation, Mind, Empty

Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications

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.

Shunryu Suzuki

Flower, Meditation, Sitting