Zazen Quotes

21 Zazen quotes by 7 unique authors

No matter how many years you sit doing zazen, you will never become anything special. — Kodo Sawaki
Zen is not a particular state but the normal state: silent, peaceful, unagitated. In Zazen neither intention, analysis, specific effort nor imagination take place. It's… — Taisen Deshimaru
So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel.… — Shunryu Suzuki
Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there… — Shunryu Suzuki
In the zazen posture, your mind and body have, great power to accept things as they are, whether agreeable or disagreeable. — Shunryu Suzuki
The mind we have when we practice zazen is the great mind: we don't try to see anything; we stop conceptual thinking; we stop emotional… — Shunryu Suzuki
When you are practicing zazen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it… — Shunryu Suzuki
Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions. — Dogen
The zazen I speak of is not learning meditation. It is simply the Dharma gate of repose and bliss, the practice-realization of totally culminated enlightenment.… — Dogen
We stop the one who can't cease from seeking things outside, and practice with our bodies with a posture that seeks absolutely nothing. This is… — Kodo Sawaki
Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen. — Shunryu Suzuki
If you want to study Zen, you should forget all your previous ideas and just practice zazen and see what kind of experience you have… — Shunryu Suzuki
True zazen is surrendering every moment. But surrendering to what? It really does not matter what we call it: God or the Tao or the… — Dennis Merzel
Be mindful of the passing of time, and engage yourself in zazen as though you are saving your head from fire. — Dogen
If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice. — Shunryu Suzuki
Sports and athletics can be a path in Zen, in concordance with daily practice of zazen meditation. You need to move with your spirit, not… — Frederick Lenz
Put on the music, and listen. Zazen means to sit, to listen. You're listening to enlightenment, to the universes, to the planes of mind. — Frederick Lenz
Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and eventually give you… — Frederick Lenz
In Zen you practice zazen, mindfulness and other forms of introspection to find out who you are and what you want, to balance your spirit,… — Frederick Lenz
Zazen is better than a home. Zazen is a home that you can't ever lose. — Ruth Ozeki
While you are continuing this practice, week after week, year after year, your experience will become deeper and deeper, and your experience will cover everything… — Shunryu Suzuki

Who Wrote These Zazen Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 21 Zazen Quotes as follows: