Zen Quotes

331 quotes by 134 authors

According to Zen Buddhist cosmology there are ten thousand different states of mind to view and understand life through. — Frederick Lenz
In Zen we classify ten thousand different states of mind, different ways of seeing life. There is something beyond the ten thousand states of mind… — Frederick Lenz
If you are around a lot of human beings who are filled with jealousy and anger and rage and desire, it filters into the mind.… — Frederick Lenz
Through the study of Zen you can learn to move from lower to higher states of mind at will. Higher states of mind offer you… — Frederick Lenz
In advanced Zen a person comes to realize that the existence of things and their ability to perceive them correctly is completely dependent upon their… — Frederick Lenz
Zen is the study of mind in all of its manifestations. The purpose of Zen is to be happy. — Frederick Lenz
There is a beautiful flow to the study of Zen. If it is not making you happier, then you are not practicing correctly. — Frederick Lenz
Zen is meditation, the actual experience of life directly, immediately with no buffers. — Frederick Lenz
According to Zen philosophy each human being has two minds, a finite mind and an infinite mind. — Frederick Lenz
In the study of Zen you can learn how to strengthen and clarify your finite mind. Your finite mind is like a muscle; when exercised… — Frederick Lenz
Each of the small enlightenments that a Zen practitioner has, which are known in Zen as "Satori experiences," provides deeper insights into the nature of… — Frederick Lenz
In Zen the emphasis is on meditation and developing your body, mind and spirit to find inner peace, strength, clarity and enlightenment. — 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, or… — Frederick Lenz
There is a sense of competition in Zen. You are competing with your thoughts and trying to overcome them. — Frederick Lenz
Zen is a very quick path to enlightenment and development of the mind and all its facilities. — Frederick Lenz
Zen is the fastest method I know of, aside from mysticism, of dissolving the fixations people have about spiritual practice and themselves. — Frederick Lenz
With Zen we do it more through slight of hand, a very subtle and delicate shift in consciousness, which shifts the world. It's kind of… — Frederick Lenz
Both Zen and mysticsm have this beautiful quality of happiness and laughter, which I think is so necessary in our modern age. — Frederick Lenz
A person who undertakes the study of Zen and learns concentration and meditation is like a gymnast. You become a gymnast of the mind. — Frederick Lenz
Zen is a very fast path to enlightenment, fast in comparison to some other paths, not fast for the person who practices it. There is… — Frederick Lenz

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