Divine Quote by Rajneesh

Zen has an expression, "nothing special." When you understand "nothing special," you realize that everything is special. Everything's special and nothing's special. Everything's spiritual…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

Zen is all-inclusive. It never denies, it never says no to anything; it accepts everything and transforms it into a higher reality.

— Rajneesh

Zen is...joyous iconoclasm which respects nothing and no one, particularly itself.

— Dave Brandon

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

The purpose of Zen is the perfection of character.

— Yamada Koun

The beauty of Zen is found in simplicity and tranquility, in a sense of the all-embracing harmony of things.

— Thich Thien-An

Among the most remarkable features characterizing Zen we find these: spirituality, directness of expression, disregard of form or conventionalism, and frequently an almost wanton…

— D.T. Suzuki

Zen is to have the heart and soul of a little child.

— Takuan Soho

Zen wants us to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.…

— D.T. Suzuki

What is Zen? Simple, simple, so simple. Infinite gratitude toward all things past; infinite service to all things present; infinite responsibility to all things…

— Huston Smith

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

The secret of zen is just two words: not... always... so.

— Shunryu Suzuki