There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.
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I'm a lapsed Zen Buddhist. I've read hundreds of books on Zen, I meditated daily for about fifteen years, and once spent a month studying with Vietnamese Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh.
The way I meditate is by being organised. I can get real Zen if I go home and tidy the front room.
One thing I like about Zen. It doesn't believe in achievement.
The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
I read a lot of Zen books. And I grew up surfing, so that has always been my escape.
Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.
I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.