A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits is not open to things as they are. That is why we practice zazen: to clear our mi… - Shunryu Suzuki

A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits it not open to things as they are.

A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits is not open to things as they are.

A master who cannot bow to his disciple cannot bow to Buddha.

Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there is no other way of life than this way of life.

Just as you unreel the thread from a spool, I want the past to become present.” When she said this, actually she made past time present. In her mind the past became alive and was the present.