The worst passion we mortals cherish is the desire to possess. Even when we know that our final destination is a hole not more than three feet square, we have the strongest craving

Unless we agree to suffer we cannot be free from suffering.

Zen Makes use, to a great extent, of poetical expressions; Zen is wedded to poetry.

Eternity is the Absolute present.

You ought to know how to rise above the trivialities of life, in which most people are found drowning themselves.

Among the most remarkable features characterizing Zen we find these: spirituality, directness of expression, disregard of form or conventionalism, and frequently an almost wanton delight in going astray from respectability.

Zen in it's essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.