“ God against man. Man against God. Man against nature. Nature against man. Nature against God. God against nature. Very funny religion! D.T. Suzuki
“ Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities. D.T. Suzuki
“ While the founder [of any religious or spiritual system] was still walking among his followers and disciples, the latter did not distinguish between the person of their leader and his teaching; for th… D.T. Suzuki
“ When mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air. D.T. Suzuki
“ Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time… D.T. Suzuki
“ To speak conventionally - and I think it is easier for the general reader to see Zen thus presented - there are unknown recesses in our minds which lie beyond the threshold of the relatively construct… D.T. Suzuki
“ The idea of Zen is to catch life as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand ; I take a book from the other side of the desk ; I hear the boys playing ball out… D.T. Suzuki
“ Modern life seems to recede further and further away from nature, and closely connected with this fact we seem to be losing the feeling of reverence towards nature. It is probably inevitable when scie… D.T. Suzuki
