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> [Zen culture invites us to experience reality without the intervening distractions of intellect, categories, analysis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hoover/zen-culture-invites-us-to-experience-reality-without-the-intervening/)

[Tom Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hoover/)

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## More by Tom Hoover

> [Zen is based on the recognition of two incompatible types of thought: rational and intuitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hoover/zen-is-based-on-the-recognition-of-two-incompatible-types-of-thought/)

[Tom Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hoover/)

> [Japanese would never 'restore' an antique. The signs of age and wear are to them its most beautiful qualities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hoover/japanese-would-never-restore-an-antique-the-signs-of-age-and-wear-are/)

[Tom Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hoover/)

> [Zen culture invites us to experience reality without the intervening distractions of intellect, categories, analysis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hoover/zen-culture-invites-us-to-experience-reality-without-the-intervening/)

[Tom Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hoover/)

> [Zen takes the opposite tack; it holds that true reality is the fundamental unity of mind and matter, inner spirit and external world. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hoover/zen-takes-the-opposite-tack-it-holds-that-true-reality-is-the/)

[Tom Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hoover/)

> [Unlike rational thought, intuition cannot be 'taught' or even turned on. In fact, it is impossible to find or manipulate this intuitive consciousness using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hoover/unlike-rational-thought-intuition-cannot-be-taught-or-even-turned-on/)

[Tom Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hoover/)

> [Zen is the enemy of analysis, the friend of intuition. The Zen artist understands the ends of his art intuitively, and the last thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hoover/zen-is-the-enemy-of-analysis-the-friend-of-intuition-the-zen-artist/)

[Tom Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hoover/)

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