The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.Confucius
“Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.”
Zen master · 1904 – 1971
Shunryu Suzuki was a Japanese Soto Zen master who founded the San Francisco Zen Center and helped establish Zen in America. His book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind is one of the most loved introductions to Zen practice.
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