Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement.

- Shunryu Suzuki

Wherever you go you will find your teacher, as long as you have the eyes to see and the ears to hear.

- Shunryu Suzuki

We try, and we try, and we fail; and then we go deeper.

- Shunryu Suzuki

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as an enlightened person. There is only enlightened activity.

- Shunryu Suzuki

How much 'ego' do you need? Just enough so that you don't step in front of a bus.

- Shunryu Suzuki

Instead of criticizing, find out how to help.

- Shunryu Suzuki

When my master and I were walking in the rain, he would say, 'Do not walk so fast, the rain is everywhere.'

- Shunryu Suzuki

Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.

- Shunryu Suzuki

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

- Shunryu Suzuki