Zen Quotes

358 quotes from 167 authors

Cooking is one of the most zen things—you have to be there, fully present with the heat and rhythm. Other lines remind us that everything we think is solid is actually empty space, a void that holds all things. A calm voice urges us to stop over‑planning, to prep, then let go and let the shot flow naturally.

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“The mind is limitless, in its creations.”

T. Scott McLeod

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“We have our difference in common.”

Brian Spellman

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“I am Not, but the Universe is my Self.”

Shih-t'ou

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“Sincerity itself is the railroad track.”

Shunryu Suzuki

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“50 Zen, read shit… BECOME MASTER!”

Deyth Banger

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“Now never stays put.”

Brian Spellman

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“What Happens, Happens.”

Spike Spiegel Cowboy Bebop

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“The only path wide for us all is love.”

Kamand Kojouri

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“Shigemori's body of work is a compelling manifesto for continuous cultural renewal.”

Christian Tschumi

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“Gracious is the giver who can host and also be a stranger at the door.”

Benjamin Aubrey Myers

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I read a lot of Zen books. And I grew up surfing, so that has always been my escape.

Liam Hemsworth

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“Can we cut the Zen crap for a moment?" I ask. "I'm trying to beat this bag to a pulp.”

Mari Mancusi

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Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

Anonymous

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“Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken.”

T. Scott McLeod

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Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.

Gene Clark

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“No bow can be strung indefinitely, for it will surely break”

Nicholas C. Rossis

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“Om is the things, Om is the ingredient, Om is the container and the content of this universe.”

Banani Ray

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“Search not for happiness outside yourself, for nothing could be further from the truth.”

Eric Micha'el Leventhal

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“Om is that God of love. Like a loving mother Om cleans us of our clutters collected through many incarnations.”

Banani Ray

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“The zenith of the peak of mountains has to be balanced by the nadir of the depth of the seas.”

Ackshat Deoli

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“Maybe it’s something which can’t be defined,” Enso Roshi says. “Maybe it’s a question, to be lived.”

T. Scott McLeod

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“One of the first requisites of a tea-master is the knowledge of how to sweep, clean, and wash, for there is an…

Kakuzo Okakura

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“A peaceful mind appreciates the present moment as the living embodiment of naked perfection, rather than a means to future attainment.”

Eric Micha'el Leventhal

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“There is No Dis-Connect, There is no Separation Your Mind is a beautiful honed phenomenal gift”

johnjwillard

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I think that that's why artists make art - it is difficult to put into words unless you are a poet. What…

Alex Grey

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“If we don’t insist on defining impermanence as unsatisfactory, then it’s natural to celebrate. Just a moments pause to consider the passing…

Lin Jensen

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“Zen is a path of liberation. It liberates you. It is freedom from the first step to the last. You are not…

Osho

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“When we fancy ourselves to be a particular thing with a name, we see ourselves as we would a cork in a…

Steve Hagen

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“No label can define the immensity of your True nature. You are the awareness that precedes every label, the awareness that is…

Joseph P. Kauffman

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“Earth, mountains, rivers, hidden in this nothingness. In this nothingness, earth, mountains, rivers revealed. Spring flowers, winter snows. There's no being or…

Saisho Hiroshi