Doctrine Quote by Howard Fast

I call Zen the only living religion because it is not a religion, but only a religiousness. It has no dogma, it does not…

— OSHO

Zen has no theory. It is a non-theoretical approach into reality. It has no doctrine and no dogma - hence it has no church,…

— Rajneesh

Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.

— Gene Clark

Zen professes itself to be the spirit of Buddhism, but in fact it is the spirit of all religions and philosophies,

— D.T. Suzuki

Zen is the spirit of a man. Zen believes in his inner purity and goodness. Whatever is superadded or violently torn away, injures the…

— D.T. Suzuki

Zen is a special transmission outside the scriptures,With no reliance on words and letters.A direct pointing to the human mind,And the realization of enlightenment.

— John Daido Loori

And finally, be assured that Zen asks nothing even as it promises nothing. One can be a Protestant Zen Buddhist, a Catholic Zen Buddhist…

— Howard Fast

Zen is not a religion. There is no room for a cult. There is no dependence on a teacher. There is only learning how…

— Frederick Lenz

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

— David Sylvian

Zen is a totally different kind of religion. It brings humanness to religion. It is not bothered about anything superhuman; its whole concern is…

— Rajneesh

Zen is a special transmission outside the Canonical Scriptures; it does not depend upon texts.

— Robert Linssen

Zen has nothing to teach us in the way of intellectual analysis; nor has it any set doctrines which are imposed on its followers…

— D.T. Suzuki