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The posture itself ~ Shunryu Suzuki

The posture itself ~ Shunryu Suzuki was last modified: December 26th, 2020 by dorjeduck

These forms are not the means of obtaining the right state of mind. To take this posture is itself to have the right state of mind. There is no need to obtain some special state of mind.


Shunryu Suzuki

from the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

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