禅Shunryu Suzuki

proverb

Not Deeper, Just Here

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Text

If your sitting feels shallow today, do not look for deeper sitting. Look for being here. The deepening will follow you in without an invitation.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Shunryu Suzuki

Sources

  • contentCrooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

    David Chadwick

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