A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it....In this way our life should be understood. Then there is no problem.
Shunryu SuzukiIt is not after we understand the truth that we attain enlightenment. To realize the truth is to live - to exist here and now.
Shunryu SuzukiThose who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen.
Shunryu SuzukiFaith is a state of openness or trust...In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe, becomes a person who has no faith at all. Instead they are holding tight. But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to the truth, whatever it might turn out to be.
Shunryu Suzuki