Meditation Quote by Shunryu Suzuki

Zen is the study of mind in all of its manifestations. The purpose of Zen is to be happy.

— Frederick Lenz

Zen purposes to discipline the mind itself, to make it its own master, through an insight into its proper nature. This getting into the…

— D.T. Suzuki

“The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as…

— Shunryū Suzuki

To practice Zen means to realize one's existence in the beauty and clarity of this present moment, rather than letting life unravel in useless…

— John Daishin Buksbazen

Zen is a kind of unlearning. It teaches you how to drop that which you have learned, how to become unskillful again, how to…

— Rajneesh

The practice of Zen is to eat, breathe, cook, carry water, and scrub the toilet — to infuse every act of body, speech, and…

— Nhat Hanh

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

Zen is really extraordinarily simple as long as one doesn't try to be cute about it or beat around the bush! Zen is simply…

— Alan Watts

Zen provides a structure that supports our exploring the practice and the teachings for ourselves.

— Jean Smith

The ultimate purpose of Zen,' I remembered the roshi telling me, 'is not in the going away from the world but in the coming…

— Pico Iyer

Zen is just a lifestyle, your everyday life. It is doing your best at your job, relationships, health, hobbies, and other daily activities!

— Mika

Zen practice is about not getting high on anything and in so doing getting high on absolutely everything. We then find that everything we…

— Brad Warner