“The important thing in our understanding is to have a smooth, free-thinking way of observation. We have to think and to observe things without stagnation. We should accept things as they are without difficulty. Ou mind should be soft and open enough to understand things as they are. When our thinking is soft, it is called imperturbable thinking. This kind of thinking is always stable. It is called mindfulness.”
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
A list of the “most important” things in that they were brought up most in his dialogues.
http://www.cuke.com/Cucumber%20Project/lectures/most-important.htm
Shunryu Suzuki Quotes
“Moment after moment, everyone comes out from nothingness. This is the true joy of life.”
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
― Shunryu Suzuki
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/62707.Shunryu_Suzuki?page=4
Reality is Dharma 