Just Breathing - Shunryu Suzuki ".... just awareness of the universe...." Birth this experience, then let it grow and become a moment by moment experiencing of the fullness of life. It is not a hype or pump up..... it is returning to our nature core. From the beginning, there was nothing missing ..... we become… Continue reading Just Breathing – Shunryu Suzuki
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Shikantaza is Understanding Emptiness
Shikantaza is Understanding EmptinessBY Our beloved SHUNRYU SUZUKI Roshi.Suzuki Roshi explains that the purpose of Shikantaza — a practice commonly known as “just sitting” — is to actualize emptiness and move beyond our interpretations of reality. When we remember there is another world beyond our limited experience, we can empty ourselves of preconceived ideas and… Continue reading Shikantaza is Understanding Emptiness
Shunryu Suzuki – A Sketch
Shunryu Suzuki was my only teacher for many years. Living in a small town in southern Saskatchewan in the late 1970's and 1980's, there was only one book store within driving distance where one could find any books on something like Zen Buddhism. Zen Mind, Beginners Mind was essentially my sacred text for many years....… Continue reading Shunryu Suzuki – A Sketch
Ego in Zen vs Ego in Psychology
by Caesar Luis Romero on Facebook - Ego in Zen vs Ego in Psychology The ego-soul in Buddhism is not ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ it’s just viewed as an act, a role, and ultimately not real, an illusion, created by the five skandhas, or individual elements of human existence. In comparison to western modern psychology, which… Continue reading Ego in Zen vs Ego in Psychology
Rinso-in Temple in Japan – Shunryu Suzuki
http://blogs.sfzc.org/blog/2018/08/14/featured-photo-august-16/ Rinso-in, the temple in Japan where Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was the resident priest. It is now overseen by his son Hoitsu and grandson Shungo. Photo from 1996 by Bill Schwob.
True Mind is Watching Mind
from "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki (1904-1971) Your true mind is always with whatever you see. Although you do not know your own mind, it is there--at the very moment you see something, it is there--at the very moment you see something, it is there. This is very interesting. Your mind… Continue reading True Mind is Watching Mind
Mitzu Suzuki – April 23, 1914 – January 9, 2015 – Okusan of Shunryu Suzuki
San Francisco Zen Center January 7, 2016 With tender and grateful hearts, we hear of Mitsu Suzuki's decline in health. Her grandson Shungo Suzuki reports that she has been hospitalized and is not likely to recover. She is 101 years old. Mitsu Suzuki is the widow of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the founder of San Francisco… Continue reading Mitzu Suzuki – April 23, 1914 – January 9, 2015 – Okusan of Shunryu Suzuki
Mind Weeds – Shunryu Suzuki
We say, "Pulling out the weeds we give nourishment to the plant." We pull the weeds and bury them near the plant to give it nourishment. So even though you have some difficulty in your practice, even though you have some waves while you are sitting, those waves themselves will help you. So you should… Continue reading Mind Weeds – Shunryu Suzuki
Shunryu Suzuki – Famous Quotes
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/62707.Shunryu_Suzuki “Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our effort, moment after moment, is our way. In an exact sense, the only thing we actually can study in our life is that on which we are working in… Continue reading Shunryu Suzuki – Famous Quotes
Reality is Dharma 