Zen is based on the recognition of two incompatible types of thought: rational and intuitive. — Tom Hoover Intuitive Copy Share Image
Japanese would never 'restore' an antique. The signs of age and wear are to them its most beautiful qualities. — Tom Hoover Age Copy Share Image
Zen culture invites us to experience reality without the intervening distractions of intellect, categories, analysis. — Tom Hoover Analysis Copy Share Image
Zen takes the opposite tack; it holds that true reality is the fundamental unity of mind and matter, inner spirit and external… — Tom Hoover Duality Copy Share Image
Unlike rational thought, intuition cannot be 'taught' or even turned on. In fact, it is impossible to find or manipulate this intuitive… — Tom Hoover Consciousness Copy Share Image
Zen is the enemy of analysis, the friend of intuition. The Zen artist understands the ends of his art intuitively, and the… — Tom Hoover Analysis Copy Share Image