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The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.

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, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.

I read a lot of Zen books. And I grew up surfing, so that has always been my escape.

One thing I like about Zen. It doesn't believe in achievement.

There's something so zen-like and grateful of just ripping a hot wing apart and getting it all over your face, and everyone's happy. I love that atmosphere.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.