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The true bow ~ Shunryu Suzuki

The true bow ~ Shunryu Suzuki was last modified: July 14th, 2016 by dorjeduck

In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Then Buddha bows to Buddha, and you bow to yourself. This is the true bow.


Shunryu Suzuki

from the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

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