“The object of Zen is not to kill all feelings and become anesthetized to pain and fear. The object of Zen is to free us to scream loudly and fully when it is time to scream.”
“Logic presumes a separation of subject from object; therefore logic is not final wisdom.This is Zen. This is my motorcycle maintenance. ”
“There are few times that I feel more at peace, more in tune, more Zen, if you will, than when I force myself to unplug.”
“When angry, count to Zen.”
“The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there.”
“A boddhisattva is someone who is on the way to becoming a buddha. All of us become boddhisattvas as soon as we start to take our Zen work seriously and the work we do contributes to creating a world in which all good actions become more efficacious.”