Zen is not some fancy, special art of living
Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our effort, moment after moment, is our way.
– Shunryu Suzuki
from the book “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”
Existing in each instant of time
Shikantaza, our zazen, is just to be ourselves. When we do not expect anything we can be ourselves. That is our way, to live fully in each moment of time. This practice continues forever. We say, “each moment”, but in your actual practice, a “moment” is too long because in that “moment” your mind is already involved in following the next breath. So we say, even in a snap of your fingers there are millions of instants of time. This way we can emphasize the feeling of existing in each instant of time.
– Shunryu Suzuki
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