Zen Quotes


Preoccupied with a single leaf you wont see the tree. Vagabond Zen 217
Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come. Bruce Lee Zen 95
When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. Masanobu Fukuoka Zen 89
It is easy to believe we are each waves and forget we are also the ocean. Jon J. Muth Zen 83
The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method Confucius Zen 79
When youve understood this scripture throw it away. If you cant understand this scripture throw it away. I insist on your freedom. Jack Kerouac Zen 76
When the mind is exhausted of images it invents its own. Gary Snyder Zen 62
The truth knocks on the door and you say Go away Im looking for the truth and so it goes away. Puzzling. Robert M. Pirsig Zen 58
Consider your own place in the universal oneness of which we are all a part from which we all arise and to which we all return. David Fontana Zen 56
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. Alan Wilson Watts Zen 55
Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched not strangled. Youve got to relax let it happen at times and at others move forward with it. Ray Bradbury Zen 53
Not till your thoughts cease all their branching here and there not till you abandon all thoughts of seeking for something not till your mind is motionless as wood or stone will you be on the right road to the Gate. Huang Po Zen 51
In pale moonlight the wisterias scent comes from far away. Yosa Buson Zen 46
The world is filled with loveplay from animal lust to sublime compassion. Alan Wilson Watts Zen 45
Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar Jim Butcher Zen 45
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. Thich Nhat Hanh Zen 44
Many have died you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain. Kabir Zen 43
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Zen 42
Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive aware and alert ready for whatever may come. Bruce Lee Zen 42
Where there are humans Youll find flies And Buddhas. Kobayashi Issa Zen 39
Life is more or less a lie but then again thats exactly the way we want it to be. Bob Dylan Zen 37
The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there Robert M. Pirsig Zen 36
The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. Masanobu Fukuoka Zen 35
Letting go is the lesson. Letting go is always the lesson. Have you ever noticed how much of our agony is all tied up with craving and loss Susan Gordon Lydon Zen 34
Haiku is not a shriek a howl a sigh or a yawn rather it is the deep breath of life. Santoka Taneda Zen 32
Like vanishing dew a passing apparition or the sudden flash of lightning already gone thus should one regard ones self. Ikkyu Zen 26

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