Shunryu Suzuki (1904–1971)

Shunryu Suzuki gave me, finally, a real understanding of what meditation is like, and gave me reasons to try it.
He is not an easy author to follow, and the translations may have been too respectful to his exact words, but the message is good.
It was only after reading reviews and stories from his friends and students that I could understand the meaning of his text. When he wrote, "the most important thing is..." he meant "this is important here in this context."
I Tried his methods, found I could sit for half and hour, did this for two months, decided to stop, but knew that now I could meditate in my own mind and could do this if I ever felt a need in the future.
It is a very satisfying book.… (mais)