Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Intuitive Way

"It is not enough to tell people that it is possible to become Buddha. What Zen does is to actually produce Buddhas....It is something that must be experienced, not explained.

"Scientific knowledge is gained and developed by syllogism--but Zen, because it is based solely on intuition, has no need for such a roundabout method.

"Zen is the actualization of the unselfish life."
                                                                                                                                  --Nyogen Senzaki

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