Zen Quotes

331 quotes by 137 authors

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment. — John Bradshaw
There's kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm back. It's kind… — Jeff Bridges
Well, for one thing, in the tradition of Zen that I've practiced, there is no prayerful worship and there is no affirmation of a deity. — Leonard Cohen
Harmonizing opposites by going back to their source is the distinctive quality of the Zen attitude, the Middle Way: embracing contradictions, making a synthesis of… — Taisen Deshimaru
Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. — Shunryu Suzuki
Watermelons and Zen students grow pretty much the same way. Long periods of sitting till they ripen and grow all juicy inside, but when you… — Peter Levitt
After macrobiotics, Zen, and channeling, the "poor Vanishing Indian" is once more the subject of "deep and meaningful conversation" in the high rises. — Mary Brave Bird
Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen. — Shunryu Suzuki
Zen martini: A martini with no vermouth at all. And no gin, either. — P.J. O'Rourke
Golf is a spiritual game. It's like Zen. You have to let your mind take over. — Amy Alcott
A Zen master, when asked where he would go after he died, replied, 'To Hell, for that's where help is needed most.' — Philip Kapleau
Zen is the most scientific method to inquire into your consciousness. It takes you beyond mind into a space called no-mind. No self, but pure… — Rajneesh
I put down my book, The Meaning of Zen, and see the cat smiling into her fur as she delicately combs it with her rough… — Dilys Laing
Someone once inquired of a Far Eastern Zen master, who had a great serenity and peace about him no matter what pressures he faced, "How… — Stephen Covey
One has to reach to the absolute state of awareness: that is Zen. You cannot do it every morning for a few minutes or for… — Rajneesh
And then certainly, whatsoever you do - your character, your behaviour - is yours, authentically yours. It has your signature on it. Then you are… — Rajneesh
Zen brings creativity. And remember, if you want to be one with the creator, you will have to learn some ways of creativity. The only… — Rajneesh
The whole zen attitude is to bring to your notice the fact that there is no effort to be made. The zen attitude is that… — Rajneesh
When Zen masters say `effortlessness` they are referring to the state when your enlightenment is well rooted. Now there is no need of any effort;… — Rajneesh
If your creativity comes out of your silence, out of your Zen, out of your meditations, then it is authentic, original. If it comes only… — Rajneesh

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