You should not be surprised at whatever you see or hear...I… - Shunryu Suzuki

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You should not be surprised at whatever you see or hear...If you are ready to accept things as they are, you will receive them as old friends.

Shunryu Suzuki

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About Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shogaku Shunryu) (18 May 1904 – 4 December 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.

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