4 Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki about trying


  • Author Shunryu Suzuki
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    When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything. The best way is to understand yourself, and then you will understand everything.

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    So for a period of time each day, try to sit, without moving, without expecting anything, as if you were in your last moment. Moment after moment you feel your last instant. In each inhalation and each exhalation there are countless instants of time. Your intention is to live in each instant.

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    After you have practiced for a while, you will realize that it is not possible to make rapid, extraordinary progress. Even though you try very hard, the progress you make is always little by little.

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