#1 most quoted:

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

See origin of this quote


Suzuki lecture quotes from Crooked Cucumber

Autobiographical excepts

Outtakes from Zen Is Right Here and Zen Is Right Now - includes many memories of something Suzuki said in a lecture


Suzuki lecture excerpts now almost daily on the cuke blog as of 1-18-15


1-17-15 - There's nothing to do, there's nowhere to go. - Shunryu Suzuki to Richard Baker. This became a sort of mantra and koan for Baker in his early years of practice.

 


12-14-14 - Starting a page for quotes from Shunryu Suzuki lectures as I read through them. Already into 1968. Like to post something every day on cuke.com so will find something to post from what I read every day or so. - DC


Bill Redican's collection of Shunryu Suzuki lecture quotes to go with the 2002 verbatim transcripts in a separate binder.


Excerpts from Crooked Cucumber
[the whole book though is now on cuke if you follow the same link]


9-07-14 - Shunryu Suzuki use of the word Paradox


2012 Thanksgiving excerpt


Suzuki and other quotes from Crooked Cucumber sent by FF Miller


8-04-12 - Shunryu Suzuki use of the term "Golden Rule"


2-1-12 - What did Shunryu Suzuki have to say about precepts? A series searching in the digital archive for each instance of his use of that word.


The phrase “most important” as found is Shunryu Suzuki lectures


Two brief Shunryu Suzuki comments from the Fall, 1967 Wind Bell on the importance of practice periods and being "truly involved in the development of our way" - from a Fall, 1967 Wind Bell.


7-27-14 -  A page of selected Shunryu Suzuki quotes sent by Bill Redican fifteen years ago or so. - in Group I  of 2013 Scans from Cuke Archives - hard to read PDF


A few quotes from Shunryu Suzuki's lectures  
as found in Crooked Cucumber

Excerpts from Crooked Cucumber

Quotes from Shunryu Suzuki on Transmission

Shunryu Suzuki on War and Peace

Correspondence written by Suzuki

Some Suzuki quotes found on the net

Shunryu Suzuki quotes and more on Facebook

Go to Suzuki Stories for more 
and Brief Memories

Go to Basic info on Shunryu Suzuki - bio, chronology etc


A Shunryu Suzuki New Year's story


Suzuki's wedding ceremony message


Zen Mt. Center - - - transcript - a 16 mm film made for KQED, San Francisco

Sunseed - Zen in America - - - transcript - a section from a 35 mm commercial color film on gurus

from Shunryu film page


From a soy milk carton


Dubious Quotes and Stories attributed to Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki Quote Source Check

Some Shunryu Suzuki quotes found on the net