“As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is no longer what you saw.”
Quote by Shunryu Suzuki
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Shunryu Suzuki
Shunryu Suzuki, born on May 18, 1904, was a renowned Zen master from Japan. He played a significant role in spreading Zen culture in the Western world. more
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