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both the tea ceremony and Zen share the basic philosophy that all extraneous or redundant activities should be removed and in spirit and action the whole environment should reflect economy and minimalism.

My uncle, the yogi, came to see me at my father's house just after he had witnessed this event, and his eyes were full of tears as he told me about it. He said it was a terrible tragedy that none of us had known enough to recognize that this seemingly ordinary person, living so close to us, had actually been a verygreat practitioner, from whom we c

It sounds as if you are referring to Trungpa Rinpoche.

A more extreme position holds that since Dōgen Zenji has already come to great enlightenment and acts in kindness to reveal the Way, we simply need to believe in his realization and carry it out in our lives; any further effort toward realization would be an act of blasphemy toward the buddhas and Zen ancestors. Similarly, some Christians say that

in saying that Buddhism is something like psychotherapy, it might be correct to say that Gautama, the Buddha, was the world’s first great psychotherapist.

Ajahn Amaro

To realize one’s true nature as no-self—a Buddha—is the fruit of zazen and the path of practice.

Venerable monks, time is very precious. You should stop the mind, which is always wandering around, running to the neighbor’s house to study Zen, to learn the Way, looking for a sentence, looking for words, seeking the masters, seeking the Buddha, seeking a good spiritual friend. Do not take this mistaken direction.

Han-shan.