Zen Quotes

331 quotes by 134 authors

Zen is the way of splitting the self again and again, untilt there is nothing left. — Frederick Lenz
Zen doesn't believe in the reconciliation of opposites because from the point of view of Zen, there is no point of view. — Frederick Lenz
People who practice Zen correctly are not spaced-out or unrealistic. They are balanced and grounded. — Frederick Lenz
There are monasteries in Japan where they teach Zen with rules, more rules than you can imagine, and you might feel comfortable with that. I… — Frederick Lenz
Bodhidharma who brought Zen from India to the Orient, taught a very pure Zen - in that it was pure Zen. He wanted to show… — Frederick Lenz
Now when I speak about Zen, I have a problem, in the sense that the Zen of today has lost the essence, in my estimation,… — Frederick Lenz
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
Old Zen is the way of nothingness, the way of having a good time. — Frederick Lenz
Old Zen was very funny; there was a great deal of humor and happiness. Zen today seems much drier. While there's a certain amount of… — Frederick Lenz
Old Zen was the reduction of concepts to absurdity. — Frederick Lenz
Different schools of Zen have evolved, principally the Rinzai and Soto orders. A whole hierarchy has developed for the teaching and practice of Zen. Zen… — Frederick Lenz
If you're very, very conservative and you like that sort of practice, go find a very conservative Zen master and just do traditional Japanese practice,… — Frederick Lenz
It is only in the last 800 years that the rules have come into being and conservative Zen has surfaced. It is not particularly popular… — Frederick Lenz
If you're very liberal, then you should go and find a very liberal Zen teacher, a liberal interpretation of the doctrines of the Soto or… — Frederick Lenz
Zen is a study. It's a discipline. It involves the active use of will to make things happen or not happen. These are the secrets… — Frederick Lenz
The path of Zen is not easy. It's wonderful. It's beautiful beyond compare. You will experience more ecstasy and beauty than most people will in… — Frederick Lenz
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 and… — Frederick Lenz
The light is already there. In Zen Buddhism there's a little speck of dust on the mirror, and that's us. — 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
In Zen there is a sense of blending, of stepping out of your body and mind and gaining access to powers and abilities that are… — Frederick Lenz

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