Zen takes the opposite tack; it holds that true reality is the fundamental unity of mind and matter, inner spirit and external world. When life is vi….

Zen culture invites us to experience reality without the intervening distractions of intellect, categories, analysis..

Unlike rational thought, intuition cannot be 'taught' or even turned on. In fact, it is impossible to find or manipulate this intuitive consciousness….

Nothing comes into existence nor does anything disappear. Nothing is eternal, nor has anything any end. Nothing is identical or differentiated. Nothi….

Japanese would never 'restore' an antique. The signs of age and wear are to them its most beautiful qualities..

Zen is based on the recognition of two incompatible types of thought: rational and intuitive..

Zen is the enemy of analysis, the friend of intuition. The Zen artist understands the ends of his art intuitively, and the last thing he would do is ….