Zen Quotes

331 quotes by 137 authors

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary. — David Sylvian
Every man now is responsible to create a buddhafield around himself, an energy field that goes on becoming bigger and bigger. Create as many vibrations… — Rajneesh
The Zen masters have the right idea-no pain no gain: thwack a silly nebbish and he'll remember it far longer and more indelibly than any… — Kenny Smith
The truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect. — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Philosophy is speculation, Zen is participation. Participate in the night leaving, participate in the evening coming, participate in the stars and participate in the clouds;… — Rajneesh
Everyone needs a spiritual guide: a minister, rabbi, counselor, wise friend, or therapist. My own wise friend is my dog. He has deep knowledge to… — Gary A. Kowalski
Zen, in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.… — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the East or… — Rumi
Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is. — Alan Watts
The only zen thoughts you can find on a mountain summit are those you brought yourself. — Robert M. Pirsig
The real Zen of the old Chinese masters was wu-shih, or "no fuss." — Alan Watts
If you try to grasp Zen in movement, it goes into stillness. If you try to grasp Zen in stillness, it goes into movement. It… — Linji Yixuan
Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing. — Eugen Herrigel
Zen is not interested in high-flown statements; it wants its pupil to bite his apple and not discuss it. — Anne Bancroft
Whether you are cooking, cleaning house, or planting flowers, try to concentrate on the textures, the smells, colors, tastes, sounds, all Zen moments of focused… — Jerry Lynch
I love road trips. You get into this Zen rhythm; throw sense of time out the window. — Miriam Toews
Regarding R. H. Blyth: Blyth's four volume Haiku became especially popular at this time [1950's] because his translations were based on the assumption that the… — Reginald Horace Blyth
Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points. — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Zen Master Dogen has pointed out that anxiety, when accepted, is the driving force to enlightenment in that it lays bare the human dilemma at… — Philip Kapleau
Zen has no secrets other than seriously thinking about life and death. — Takeda Shingen

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