Buddhism Quote by Zenkei Shibayama

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

“Zen is a journey of exploration and a way of living that, in and of itself, does not belong to any one religion or…

— Chris Prentiss

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 is consciousness unstructured by particular form or particular system, a trans-cultural, trans-religious, transformed consciousness.

— Thomas Merton

Each of the small enlightenments that a Zen practitioner has, which are known in Zen as "Satori experiences," provides deeper insights into the nature…

— Frederick Lenz

Zen approaches it from the practical side of life-that is, to work out Enlightenment in life itself.

— D.T. Suzuki

In Zen the emphasis is on meditation and developing your body, mind and spirit to find inner peace, strength, clarity and enlightenment.

— Frederick Lenz

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

A person who undertakes the study of Zen and learns concentration and meditation is like a gymnast. You become a gymnast of the mind.

— Frederick Lenz

Zen, like life, defies exact definition, but its essence is the experience, moment by moment, of our own existence -- a natural, spontaneous encounter,…

— David Fontana

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 is a present state of mind where one honors the task they are partaking of, even if the task is sitting still and…

— Jasun Ether