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“ When you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire. You should burn yourself completely. If you do not burn yourself completely, a trace of yourself will be left in what you do. ”

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A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, Why is there so much suffering?Suzuki Roshi replied, No reason.

~ Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki Buddhism Philosophy Suffering Wisdom Zen Zen Buddhism

I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea.

~ Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki Philosophy Zen

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few

~ Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational Philosophy Zen

Christopher McCandless:I will miss you too, but you are wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from the joy of human relationships. God's place is all around us, it is in everything and in anything we can experience. People just need to change the way they look at things.

~ Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki Happiness Relationships