Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki

Zen master and author of Zen Mind.

A Japanese Zen master who was instrumental in bringing Zen Buddhism to the United States. His teachings, encapsulated in his book "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind," emphasize the importance of maintaining a beginner's mind and the practice of zazen (sitting meditation). His approach to Zen practice stresses simplicity, mindfulness, and the direct experience of reality, making Zen teachings accessible and relevant to modern practitioners.

Shunryu Suzuki Quotes about Confidence

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  • The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature.
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  • 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
    15
  • When you do something, if you fix your mind on the activity with some confidence, the quality of your state of mind is the activity itself. When you are concentrated on the quality of your being, you are prepared for the activity.
    Shunryu Suzuki
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