Quotes about Zen buddhism

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As a matter of face, Zen is at present most fashionable in America among those who are least concerned with moral discip — Thomas Merton, Zen and the Birds of Appetite
Life's Journeys Inward seeking moves towards being-time Outward seeking journies among life's ornaments — Earl R Smith II, PhD
The buddha-dharma … is about directly seeing Truth, prior to forming any ideas about it. It is about responding to each — Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple
[T]here is really nothing 'out there' to get because, already, within this moment, everything is whole and complete. — Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple
The impossibility of arriving at Truth by giving up your own authority and following the lights of others. Such a path w — Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple
[I]mpermanence [is] the very thing that makes [life] vibrant, wonderful, and alive. — Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple
Question everything, even the question mark, that shepherd's crook floating in the air above that small round rockIf you — Dick Allen, Zen Master Poems
Zen has a pronounced iconoclastic tendency, and regards the study of texts, doctrines, and dogmas as a potential hindran — Damien Keown, Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction
So, without telling any of my Zen-snob buddies, I liked to pretend everything was the Pure Land, that my life was alread — Jaimal Yogis, Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
When you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You sh — Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken. — T. Scott McLeod
There were so many beliefs which we had about the world, which then influenced everything, everything, about how we saw — T. Scott McLeod, All That Is Unspoken
The Zen Monk Kyō Has Changed His Name to Mujū Dōryū. I Wrote This Verse to Celebrate The Great Prospects That Lie Before — Baisao, The Old Tea Seller: Life and Zen Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto
How much does he lack himself who must have many things? — Sen no Rikyū
Careful! Even moonlit dewdrops, If you’re lured to watch, Are a wall before the Truth. — Sogyo — Sogyo
Zen probably won’t solve a single one of our problems. What it might do is help us relate differently to what we conside — Barry Graham, Kill Your Self: Life After Ego
When we attach to a problem, we make the problem worse. When we attach to a solution, we make the problem worse. — Barry Graham, Nothing Extra: Notes On the Zen Life (Zen for Real Life, #3
[A] book is not merely a book, it is the sun as well. — Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple
[W]e have endless opportunities to forget the self – in planting a tree for future generations; in creating a poem, a me — Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple
There's no rule in the end, but only the situation and the inclination of your mind — Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple