Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think that that's why artists make art - it is difficult to put into words unless you are a poet. What it takes is being open to the flow of universal creativity. The Zen artists knew this.
Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.
One thing I like about Zen. It doesn't believe in achievement.
There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.
Well, for one thing, in the tradition of Zen that I've practiced, there is no prayerful worship and there is no affirmation of a deity.
I like the Zen artists: they'd do some work, and then they'd stop for a while.
Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.
There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.
It is not good to talk about Zen, because Zen is nothingness... If you talk about it, you are always lying, and if you don't talk about it, no one knows it is there.
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.