Conservative Quote by Frederick Lenz

It is only in the last 800 years that the rules have come into being and conservative Zen has surfaced. It is not particularly…

— Frederick Lenz

There are monasteries in Japan where they teach Zen with rules, more rules than you can imagine, and you might feel comfortable with that.…

— Frederick Lenz

I've been studying the cultures of Asia for many years, and I'm very attracted to the culture of Japan, in particular to the impact…

— John McLaughlin

I do want to learn the way to do it over here. I'm not really looking to just go about my way and do…

— Masahiro Tanaka

It is necessary to have a very liberal and simultaneously very conservative mentality to practice Tantric Zen.

— Frederick Lenz

There is definitely a Japanese influence on my style. I spent several years back and forth training over there, training at the New Japan…

— Samoa Joe

There's a kind of training, when you are sitting in a session in the Japanese tradition or any of the Buddhist traditions, taking your…

— Anne Waldman

If you want to study Zen, you should forget all your previous ideas and just practice zazen and see what kind of experience you…

— Shunryu Suzuki

What resonates culturally with me about Japanese style is that it is very covered up but very sensual.

— L'Wren Scott

I went to Japan for three months and I learned a lot about strong style over there.

— Rhea Ripley

In the last five years I used to go to Zen practice once a month, but since I assumed the post of prime minister…

— Shinzo Abe

It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten. It is…

— Alain Ducasse