“ The Zen Monk Kyō Has Changed His Name to Mujū Dōryū. I Wrote This Verse to Celebrate The Great Prospects That Lie Before HimUnwillingness to remain in the ruts of former Buddha patriarchs Unsurpassed… Baisao
“ There were so many beliefs which we had about the world, which then influenced everything, everything, about how we saw the world and interacted in the world and were with others. Everything. It was p… T. Scott McLeod
“ When you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire. You… Shunryu Suzuki
“ Zen has a pronounced iconoclastic tendency, and regards the study of texts, doctrines, and dogmas as a potential hindrance to spiritual awakening, relying instead on humour, spontaneity, unconventiona… Damien Keown
“ Question everything, even the question mark, that shepherd's crook floating in the air above that small round rockIf you - stubbornly - still wish to be unhappy,maybe you can grasp it. Dick Allen
“ Life's Journeys Inward seeking moves towards being-time Outward seeking journies among life's ornaments Earl R. Smith II
“ As a matter of face, Zen is at present most fashionable in America among those who are least concerned with moral discipline. Zen has, indeed, become for us a symbol of moral revolt. It is true, the Z… Thomas Merton
“ Meditation is to be aware of what is going on: in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world. Thich Nhat Hanh
“ Do not lose yourself in the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. Do not get caught in your anger, worries, or fears. Come back to the present moment, and touch life deeply. This is mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh
“ When you break something, is your first impulse to throw it away? Or do you repair it but feel a sadness because it is no longer "perfect"? Whatever the case, you might want to consider the way the Ja… Gary Thorp
“ The object of Zen is not to kill all feelings and become anesthetized to pain and fear. The object of Zen is to free us to scream loudly and fully when it is time to scream. Francis Harold Cook
“ Render unto meditation the things that are meditation’s, and unto medication the things that are medication’s. Barry Graham
“ A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?"Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason. Shunryu Suzuki
“ [F]ocus not on ourselves as a force in charge of the manipulation of others, but on how our lives interpenetrate those of others – and … all creatures of a dynamic universe. Steve Hagen
“ To forget the self is to remember that we don't exist alone, but in relation to other people, to other creatures, to the planet, and to the universe. Steve Hagen
“ We imagine that things come into existence, endure for a while, and then pass out of existence Steve Hagen
“ There's nothing you can find - … nothing you can even imagine – that doesn't originate, develop, or exist in relation to other things. Steve Hagen
“ Belief may serve as a useful stopgap measure in the absence of actual experience, but once you see … [it] becomes unnecessary. Steve Hagen
“ We have all sorts of stories about heaven and hell, about oblivion and nothingness, about 'coming back,' and so on. But they are all stories. Steve Hagen
“ [E]ven in getting the wonderful things we long for, we tend to live in want of something more[.] Steve Hagen
