What did Shunryu Suzuki mean by: The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan Copy
+ What we call “I” is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Doors, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
+ Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Ideas, Practice, Spiritual Life, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
+ We have to study with our warm heart, not just with our brain. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Brain, Heart, Study, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
+ You will always exist in the universe in one form or another. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Form, Universe, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
+ When the restrictions you have do not limit you, this is what we mean by practice. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Limits, Practice, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
+ The beginner’s mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Beginners, Compassion, Mind, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
+ We ourselves cannot put any magic spells on this world. The world is its own magic. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Magic, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
+ When you say, “Wait a moment,” you are bound by your karma; when you say “Yes I will,” you are free. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Shunryu Suzuki, Karma, Procrastination, Waiting, 0 - Shunryu Suzuki Zen Buddhist monk · Japan
The purpose of art is to console and amuse—myself, and, I hope, others. - Ludwig Bemelmans Illustrator · Austria
Art is triumphant when it can use convention as an instrument of its own purpose. - W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
I have a large number of cassettes, but I look at them mainly for reference purposes. - Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
It is only habit and routine that makes the void look like purpose. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
But what if you discover that the price of purpose is to render invisible so many other things? - Jeff VanderMeer Author · USA
