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Shunryu Suzuki (1904–1971) was a Japanese Soto Zen monk and teacher. He is widely credited with popularizing Zen Buddhist teachings in the United States, especially through his book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, which is still considered a standard introduction to the tradition.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageTreat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageIn the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageEven though you try to put people under control, it is impossible. You cannot do it. The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense. To give your sheep or cow a large spacious meadow is the way to control him.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI 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 . . .

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FindCenter Quotes ImageNothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

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