Zen Quotes

331 quotes by 134 authors

At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a Zen way. — Annie Leibovitz
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. — Robert M. Pirsig
I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once… — David O. Russell
In fact, in many ways my mother was quite hippy-dippy, serving macrobiotic food and reading 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.' — Kristin Scott Thomas
Surfing soothes me, it's always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the… — Paul Walker
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes. — Alan Watts
If you study the writings of the mystics, you will always find things in them that appear to be paradoxes, as in Zen, particularly. — Alan Watts
I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with rucksacks, going up to mountains to… — Gary Snyder
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be. — Bob Dylan
Here's an example: someone says, "Master, please hand me the knife," and he hands them the knife, blade first. "Please give me the other end,"… — Alan Watts
A true Zen saying: "Nothing is what I want. — Frank Zappa
The famous Zen parable about the master for whom, before his studies, mountains were only mountains, but during his studies mountains were no longer mountains,… — Rebecca Solnit
Until today, it really pissed me off that I'd become this totally centered Zen Master and nobody had noticed. Still, I'm doing the little FAX… — Chuck Palahniuk
The truth of Zen, just a little bit of it, is what turns one's humdrum life, a life of monotonous, uninspiring commonplaceness, into one of… — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
I am still raw. I say I may be back. You know what lies are for. Even in your Zen heaven we shan't meet. — Sylvia Plath
Zen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention. — Jane Hirshfield
If you understand real practice, then archery or other activities can be zen. If you don't understand how to practice archery in its true sense,… — Shunryu Suzuki
Logic presumes a separation of subject from object; therefore logic is not final wisdom.This is Zen. This is my motorcycle maintenance. — Robert M. Pirsig
How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb? The plum tree in the garden! — Brad Warner
Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen monk, author and peace activist. — Nhat Hanh

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