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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, Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "ZEN Mind, Beginner's Mind"

tags: buddhism, philosophy, suffering, wisdom, zen, zen-buddhism

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“Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.”
― Shunryu Suzuki

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“Each of you is perfect the way you are ... and you can use a little improvement.”
― Shunryu Suzuki

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“The truth of Zen, just a little bit of it, is what turns one's humdrum life, a life of monotonous, uninspiring commonplaceness, into one of art, full of genuine inner creativity.”
― D.T. Suzuki

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“Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.”
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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