Shunryu Suzuki’s Words of Wisdom: Quotes of a Soto Zen Monk

By Sreechinth C

Shunryu Suzuki was the most famous Soto Zen monk of the twentieth century and the very first one who popularized Zen Buddhism from Japan to the western world. ‘San Francisco Zen Center’, the first Buddhist monastery outside Asia was founded by him. This Japanese Soto Zen priest is the author of the spiritual classic ‘Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind’. Here in this book ‘Shunryu Suzuki's Words of Wisdom: Quotes of a Soto Zen Monk’, we bring you the finest collection of his quotes that will help you to bolster your thoughts and perspectives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: UB Tech
• Release date: Oct 12, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463087350

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SHUNRYU SUZUKI’S WORDS OF WISDOM

Shunryu Suzuki’s Words of Wisdom

~ Quotes of a Soto Zen Monk ~

Composer: Sreechinth C

Cover Image: Public Domain

DEDICATION

This book, "Shunryu Suzuki’s Words of Wisdom" is dedicated in the feet of Almighty.

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few."

- Shunryu Suzuki

TABLE OF Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT SHUNRYU SUZUKI

QUOTES OF THE ZENMONK

EXTRAS

YOUR SURPRISE GIFT

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sincerely showing thankfulness to all those who participated and supported directly and indirectly in the release of this book.

ABOUT SHUNRYU SUZUKI

Shunryu Suzuki was one of the best-known early Zen pioneers of the United States. This Japanese Soto-Zen priest was the founder of the San Francisco Zen Center and, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the first Buddhist monastery outside Asia. He was the key figure in popularizing Zen in US and his compiled teachings, ‘Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind’, is considered as a spiritual classic and the most recommended and influential book on Zen Buddhism.

Born on May 8, 1904, he was given the birth dharma name Shunryu by his father Butsumon Sosaku Suzuki who was an abbot of the village Soto-Zen temple. He had a tough childhood as the family struggled to meet the ends. At an age of 12, he chose to undertake Zen practice and became a follower of his father’s disciple, Gyokujun So-on Suzuki at Zoun-in. The next year, he got ordained as a Soto-Zen monk with the name Shogaku. Enrolled as a student at the Soto-Zen college in Tokyo, he graduated in Zen Buddhism and English by 1930. After a training at Eihei-ji, he was appointed as the abbot of Rinso-in where he continued during the tough times of World War II. In 1959, his master assigned Shunryu to Soko-ji, the only Soto temple in San Francisco. This 55 year old