Koan Quotes

9 quotes by 7 authors

What is this true meditation? It is to make everything: coughing, swallowing, waving the arms, motion, stillness, words, action, the evil and the good, prosperity… — Hakuin Ekaku
I could say I believe in every drop of rain that . . . Well, I believe life is a Zen koan, that is, an… — Tom Robbins
Iâ€™ve got to push everything out of mind save the name of Jesus. I say His name over and over again, for as long as… — Tony Campolo
In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . . You must use… — Seungsahn
I meditate for the last time on this mountain that is bare, though others all around are white with snow. Like the bare peak of… — Peter Matthiessen
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very… — Tony D'Souza
Zen has lost its zip, if you will, or its nothingness and has become ritualistic Its established in monastaries with strict codes of koan study. — Frederick Lenz
Well, I believe life is a Zen koan, that is, an unsolvable riddle. But the contemplation of that riddle - even though it cannot be… — Tom Robbins

Who Wrote These Koan Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 9 Koan Quotes as follows: