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Zen Quotes

Zen is the way of splitting the self again and again, untilt there is nothing left Picture Quote #1

Zen is a study. It’s a discipline. It involves the active use of will to make things happen or not happen. These are the secrets of power Picture Quote #1

Zen is the path that focuses the most upon meditation. It is almost exclusively a path of meditation Picture Quote #1

Zen is very easy! It’s like touching your nose when you wash your face in the morning! Picture Quote #1

Zen is not, in my view, philosophy or mysticism. It is simply a practice of readjustment of nervous activity. That is, it restores the distorted nervous system to its normal functioning Picture Quote #1

Zen is not a religion. There is no room for a cult. There is no dependence on a teacher. There is only learning how to use your own mind and making it strong Picture Quote #1

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It’s a kind of zen question: if you write a book and no one reads it, is it really a book? Picture Quote #1

Zen is like soap. First you wash with it, and then you wash off the soap Picture Quote #1

Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete Picture Quote #1

Zen is not effort. Effort is tension, effort is work, effort is to achieve something. Zen is not something to achieve. You are already that. Just relax, relax so deeply that you become a revelation to yourself Picture Quote #1

When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention Picture Quote #1

When we put our keys down, we should be conscious of putting them down. When we pick them up, we should be conscious of picking them up. That’s all there is to zen Picture Quote #1

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In zen, it is a cardinal sin to waste time. To waste time is to squander the here and now, which, if you think about it, is all that we have Picture Quote #1

Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality Picture Quote #1

The whole zen attitude is to bring to your notice the fact that there is no effort to be made. The zen attitude is that of effortlessness Picture Quote #1

Zen is not a philosophy, it is poetry. It does not propose, it simply persuades. It does not argue, it simply sings its own song Picture Quote #1

Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our effort, moment after moment, is our way Picture Quote #1

Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is Picture Quote #1

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My blogging life is basically goalless. I like the zen nature of that, and paradoxically, it improves results Picture Quote #1

Zen, per se, is not just an art, it’s not just a religion, it’s a realisation Picture Quote #1

The only zen thoughts you can find on a mountain summit are those you brought yourself Picture Quote #1

When other sects speak well of Zen, the first thing that they praise is its poverty Picture Quote #1

If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing Picture Quote #1

There’s a Zen to acting, by being in the moment. That’s where the power is Picture Quote #1

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Zen in it’s essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one’s being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom Picture Quote #1

Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points Picture Quote #1

Zen has nothing to teach us in the way of intellectual analysis; nor has it any set doctrines which are imposed on its followers for acceptance Picture Quote #1

Surfing soothes me, it’s always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I’m on a wave Picture Quote #1

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes Picture Quote #1

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 Zen has had on the Japanese mind and spirit Picture Quote #1

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Zen is the way of splitting the self again and again, untilt there is nothing left (Zen Quotes) Zen is a study. It’s a discipline. It involves the active use of will to make things happen or not happen. These are the secrets of power (Zen Quotes) Zen is the path that focuses the most upon meditation. It is almost exclusively a path of meditation (Zen Quotes) Zen is very easy! It’s like touching your nose when you wash your face in the morning! (Zen Quotes) Zen is not, in my view, philosophy or mysticism. It is simply a practice of readjustment of nervous activity. That is, it restores the distorted nervous system to its normal functioning (Zen Quotes) Zen is not a religion. There is no room for a cult. There is no dependence on a teacher. There is only learning how to use your own mind and making it strong (Zen Quotes) It’s a kind of zen question: if you write a book and no one reads it, is it really a book? (Zen Quotes) Zen is like soap. First you wash with it, and then you wash off the soap (Zen Quotes) Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete (Zen Quotes) Zen is not effort. Effort is tension, effort is work, effort is to achieve something. Zen is not something to achieve. You are already that. Just relax, relax so deeply that you become a revelation to yourself (Zen Quotes) When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention (Zen Quotes) When we put our keys down, we should be conscious of putting them down. When we pick them up, we should be conscious of picking them up. That’s all there is to zen (Zen Quotes) In zen, it is a cardinal sin to waste time. To waste time is to squander the here and now, which, if you think about it, is all that we have (Zen Quotes) Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality (Zen Quotes) The whole zen attitude is to bring to your notice the fact that there is no effort to be made. The zen attitude is that of effortlessness (Zen Quotes) Zen is not a philosophy, it is poetry. It does not propose, it simply persuades. It does not argue, it simply sings its own song (Zen Quotes) Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our effort, moment after moment, is our way (Zen Quotes) Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is (Zen Quotes) My blogging life is basically goalless. I like the zen nature of that, and paradoxically, it improves results (Zen Quotes) Zen, per se, is not just an art, it’s not just a religion, it’s a realisation (Zen Quotes) The only zen thoughts you can find on a mountain summit are those you brought yourself (Zen Quotes) When other sects speak well of Zen, the first thing that they praise is its poverty (Zen Quotes) If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing (Zen Quotes) There’s a Zen to acting, by being in the moment. That’s where the power is (Zen Quotes) Zen in it’s essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one’s being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom (Zen Quotes) Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points (Zen Quotes) Zen has nothing to teach us in the way of intellectual analysis; nor has it any set doctrines which are imposed on its followers for acceptance (Zen Quotes) Surfing soothes me, it’s always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I’m on a wave (Zen Quotes) Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes (Zen Quotes) 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 Zen has had on the Japanese mind and spirit (Zen Quotes)

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