Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, read more

Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung.

To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.

To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.

The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.

The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.

Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... read more

Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.

The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there

The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there

You cannot describe it or draw it. You cannot praise it enough or perceive it. No place can be found read more

You cannot describe it or draw it. You cannot praise it enough or perceive it. No place can be found in which to put the Original Face; it will not disappear even when the universe is destroyed.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel read more

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

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world read more

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we're not.

The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we're not.