Book Quote by Bill Porter

If you are thinking, you can't understand Zen. Anything that can be written in a book, anything that can be said - all this…

— Seungsahn

The study of Zen is a retraining. It is a series of new ways, not just one way, to learn to use your mind…

— Frederick Lenz

“Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind. You should not say, “I know what Zen…

— Shunryu Suzuki

Reading gives you some place to go when you have to stay where you are.

— Mason Cooley

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

— Liam Hemsworth

Meditation is the way the mind is. That's why in Zen they call it the natural state, which means you don't have to go…

— Frederick Lenz

There are two primary ways of studying Zen. Either an individual will enter into a Zen monastery and study with a Zen master there,…

— Frederick Lenz

Reading is at the threshold of the spiritual life; it can introduce us to it. It does not constitute it ... There are certain…

— Marcel Proust

Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

— Bodhidharma

What writing practice, like Zen practice does is bring you back to the natural state of mind...The mind is raw, full of energy, alive…

— Natalie Goldberg

Those who are already adept at some disciplines of the body will find that the study of Zen and meditation will give you much…

— Frederick Lenz

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.

— Laurie Helgoe