Zen Quotes

331 quotes by 137 authors

Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game. — Jim Jarmusch
In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants and trees; this… — Dogen
This is the Zen approach: nothing is there to be done. There is nothing to do. One has just to be. Have a rest and… — Rajneesh
Zen is not a philosophy, it is poetry. It does not propose, it simply persuades. It does not argue, it simply sings its own song. — Rajneesh
Dr. Parent has been a great influence on my mental game. ZEN GOLF is the best book at connecting golf and the mind together. It's… — Vijay Singh
There are few times that I feel more at peace, more in tune, more Zen, if you will, than when I force myself to unplug. — Harlan Coben
Zen is less the study of doctrine than a set of tools for discovering what can be known when the world is looked at with… — Jane Hirshfield
Itâ€™s interesting to look at your children as line-in Zen masters who can put their finger on places where youâ€™re resistant, or thinking narrowly, in… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it… — Shunryu Suzuki
People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit… — Shunryu Suzuki
Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our… — Shunryu Suzuki
We teach ourselves; Zen merely points the way. — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Life, according to Zen, ought to be lived as a bird flies through the air, or as a fish swims in the water. — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing. — Dogen
The whole aim of Zen is not to make foolproof statements about experience, but to come to direct grips with reality without the mediation of… — Thomas Merton
That's a waste of time. If you really understand Zen... you can use any book. You could use the Bible. You could use Alice in… — Alan Watts
I could say I believe in every drop of rain that . . . Well, I believe life is a Zen koan, that is, an… — Tom Robbins
I tried Zen and Ching, numerology, tarot cards and astrology. I tried to look back into the Bible, and could not find anything. At this… — Cat Stevens
Zen is all about self-study/knowledge and self-help! — Mika
Zen is just a lifestyle, your everyday life. It is doing your best at your job, relationships, health, hobbies, and other daily activities! — Mika

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