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Shunryu Suzuki fut l'un des maîtres les plus marquants et les plus respectés de la lignée de Dôgen de l'école zen Sōtō ; il influença le bouddhisme aux U.S.A.. Wikipedia

✵ 18. mai 1904 – 4. décembre 1971  •  Autres noms 鈴木俊隆

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“Practice does not mean that whatever you do, even lying down, is zazen. When the restrictions you have do not limit you, this is what we mean by practice….
When you sit, you will sit. When you eat, you will eat…. If you say,”It doesn’t matter,” it means that you are making some excuse to do something in your own way with your small mind. It means that you are to some particular thing or way. That is not what we mean when we say, “Just to sit is enough,” or “Whatever you do is zazen.””

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Shunryu Suzuki livre Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Of course, everything you do is zazen, but if so, there is no need to say it.
Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1973), p. 41

“Instead of respecting things, we want to use them for ourselves and if it is difficult to use them, we want to conquer them.”

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Respect For Things (page 81)
Not Always So, practicing the true spirit of Zen (2002)

“Real Freedom is to not feel limited when wearing this Zen robe, this troublesome formal robe. Similarly, in our busy life we should wear this civilization without being bothered by it, without ignoring it, without being caught by it.”

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Not Always So (page 95)
Not Always So, practicing the true spirit of Zen (2002)

“Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there is no other way of life than this way of life.”

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Shunryu Suzuki livre Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Pt. 1 : Right Practice "The Marrow of Zen", p. 29
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1973)

“You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice.”

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Shunryu Suzuki livre Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Pt. 1 : Right Practice "Mind Weeds", p. 26
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1973)

“When we do not expect anything we can be ourselves. That is our way, to live fully in each moment of time.”

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Shikantaza: Living Fully In Each Moment (page 4)
Not Always So, practicing the true spirit of Zen (2002)

“When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.”

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Quoted in 'Enter the Heart of the Fire : A collection of Mystical Poems (1981) by Mary E. Giles and Kathryn Hohlwein

“The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes. Zen practice is to open up our small mind.”

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Shunryu Suzuki livre Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Prologue
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1973)

“Enjoy your problems.”

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