To remain caught up in ideas and words…


… about Zen is,

as the old masters say,

to stink of Zen.

– Alan Watts

Zen is not some kind of excitement…


… but concentration

on our usual everyday routine.

– Shunryu Suzuki

Zen in its essence is the art of…


… seeing into the nature of one’s being,
and it points the way from bondage to freedom.
– D. I. Suzuki

Zen is a double-edged sword…


… killing words and thoughts,

 yet at the same time, giving them life.

Although beyond human intellect and philosophy,

Zen is their root and source.

– Masao Abe