Zen Master Quotes

31 quotes by 23 authors

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment. — John Bradshaw
A Zen master, when asked where he would go after he died, replied, 'To Hell, for that's where help is needed most.' — Philip Kapleau
Someone once inquired of a Far Eastern Zen master, who had a great serenity and peace about him no matter what pressures he faced, "How… — Stephen Covey
When Zen masters say `effortlessness` they are referring to the state when your enlightenment is well rooted. Now there is no need of any effort;… — Rajneesh
I was talking to a Zen master the other day and he said, "You shall be my disciple."I looked at him and said, "Who was… — Alan Watts
In deep self-acceptance grows a compassionate understanding. As one Zen master said when I asked if he ever gets angry, 'Of course I get angry,… — Jack Kornfield
There was a famous Zen master whom people would seek out to become enlightened. He was strict and would occupy people with things having nothing… — Masaaki Hatsumi
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
If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing. — Dogen
At Patagonia, making a profit is not the goal because the Zen master would say profits happen 'when you do everything else right'. — Yvon Chouinard
If we had the consciousness of a cat or a dog, we would have it in us to become perfect Zen masters. We could gnaw… — Eric Maisel
As the Japanese Zen masters say, â€œDon't seek the truth; just drop your opinionsâ€. Drop your theories; don't seek the truth. — Anthony de Mello
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
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 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
Happiness only comes when you let go of who you think you are. If you think you're wealthy and powerful and noble and truthful or… — Frederick Lenz
The samurais were very interested in Zen because they admired the tremendous precision that the Zen Masters had, their lack of fear and pain and… — Frederick Lenz
A Zen master used to say, It is clear and so it is hard to see. A dunce once searched for a fire with a… — Rajneesh
You have to begin to develop a repertory of jokes, multi-plane spiritual jokes, the sort of things the Zen masters tell each other when they're… — Frederick Lenz
In the old days, Zen was not really practiced so much in a monastery. The Zen Master usually lived up on a top of the… — Frederick Lenz

Who Wrote These Zen Master Quotes

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