"And we should forget, day by day, what we have done; this is true non-attachment. And we should do something new. To do something new, of course we must know our past, and this is alright. But we should not keep holding onto anything we have done; we should only reflect on it. And we must have some idea of what we should do in the future. But the future is the future, the past is the past; now we should work on something new." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"There are, strictly speaking, no Enlightened people, there is only Enlightened activity." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"If you want to study Zen, you should forget all your previous ideas and just practice zazen and see what kind of experience you have in your practice. That is naturalness." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"In other words, just practice Zen meditation in a certain posture. Do not think about anything. Just remain on your cushion without expecting anything. Then eventually you will resume your own true nature. That is to say, your own true nature resumes itself." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Then Buddha bows to Buddha, and you bow to yourself. This is the true bow." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", [lecture from 1965] 1970)
"In Zen we put emphasis on demeanor, or behavior. By behavior we do not mean a particular way that you ought to behave, but rather the natural expression of yourself. We emphasize straightforwardness. You should be true to your feelings, and to your mind, expressing yourself without any reservations. This helps the listener to understand more easily." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"Practice without an idea of gaining is called Buddha’s practice." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", [lecture from 1967] 1970)
"The true practice of [meditation] is to sit as if you were drinking water when you are thirsty." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", [lecture from late 1960] 1970)
"To express yourself as you are is the most important thing." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"When you are practicing Zen Meditation do not try and stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it come in, and let it go out. It will not stay long. When you try and stop your thinking, it means you are bothered by it. Do not be bothered by anything." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
"Without any intentional, fancy way of adjusting yourself, to express yourself as you are is the most important thing." (Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 1970)
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