And love Quote by Frederick Lenz

The zazen I speak of is not learning meditation. It is simply the Dharma gate of repose and bliss, the practice-realization of totally culminated…

— Dogen

Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious…

— Dogen

Mindfulness of the body leads to nirvana.

— Gautama Buddha

Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and eventually give…

— Frederick Lenz

“The Surangama Sutra chooses, as the best meditation method for the present historic cycle, the one used by Avalokitesvara. It disengages bodily hearing from…

— Paul Brunton

The uniqueness of zazen lies in this: that the mind is freed from bondage to all thought forms, visions, objects, and imaginings, however sacred…

— Philip Kapleau

“Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind. You should not say, “I know what Zen…

— Shunryu Suzuki

Nirvana is a word that means enlightenment, being beyond the illusion of birth and death, the illusion of pain, the illusion of love, the…

— Frederick Lenz

In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting…

— Dogen

The mind we have when we practice zazen is the great mind: we don't try to see anything; we stop conceptual thinking; we stop…

— Shunryu Suzuki

In Zen you practice zazen, mindfulness and other forms of introspection to find out who you are and what you want, to balance your…

— Frederick Lenz

There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This…

— Gautama Buddha