Hell is not punishment. It's training.
¶ (Attributed)
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Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (1905-1971) Japanese Buddhist scholar
To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point; we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed. This is Buddhism.
¶ Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, (1973)
If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything. It is open to everything. In the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind, there are few.
¶ Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Prologue (1973)
For Zen students a weed is a treasure. [...] You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in you mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice.
¶ Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, ch. 1 "Right Practice" (1973)
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