Let the intellect alone, it has its usefulness in its proper sphere, but let it not interfere with the flowing of the life-stream.
D.T. SuzukiZen 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.
D.T. SuzukiNot to be bound by rules, but to be creating one's own rules-this is the kind of life which Zen is trying to have us live.
D.T. SuzukiThe basic idea of Zen is to come in touch with the inner workings of our being, and to do this in the most direct way possible, without resorting to anything external or superadded. Therefore, anything that has the semblance of an external authority is rejected by Zen. Absolute faith is placed in a man's own inner being. For whatever authority there is in Zen, all comes from within.
D.T. Suzuki