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"Zen and Japanese Culture" Quotes
"Zen and Japanese Culture" explores the profound influence of Zen Buddhism on various aspects of Japanese art, culture, and philosophy.
Quotes
To practice Zen or the martial arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve—as if you might die in the next instant.
The world of Zen is not one of intellect, but of spirit; not of knowledge, but of insight.
The Way of the Bow is a way of life, and thus, a way of self-discipline and self-realization.
In the field of the arts, Zen aims at a direct, intuitive grasp of reality.
Zen is not a religion, but a way of liberation, a transformation of the mind.
To be free from convention is not to spurn it, but to be above it.
The fundamental idea of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe the mind and the world directly.
In the practice of Zen, there is no end to the process of realization.
The beauty of Zen lies in its simplicity and naturalness.
Zen teaches us to live in the present moment, to appreciate the beauty of life as it unfolds.