When you do not realize that you are one with the river, or one with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is separated into drops or not, water is water. Our life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore.


Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (ed. Shambhala Publications, 2010) - ISBN: 9780834821293

Shunryu Suzuki Quotes

When you do not realize that you are one with the river, or one with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is separated into drops or not, water is ...

When you do not realize that you are one with the river, or one with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is separated into drops or not, water is ...

When you do not realize that you are one with the river, or one with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is separated into drops or not, water is ...

When you do not realize that you are one with the river, or one with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is separated into drops or not, water is ...