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In essence, Zen is the art of living. All the teachings and practices of Zen are aimed at helping you live more wisely, more compassionately, and more fully. A Zen master has become adept at simply living her life, but she is not so much a master of her life as she is a master of the art of Zen study and practice.
Domyo Sater Burk • Zen Living
Rinzai Roku (a celebrated Zen text of the T’ang dynasty) and the teachings of Bankei, the seventeenth-century Japanese master who, for me, represents Zen at its best.
Alan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
Zen: Zen For Beginners a beginners guide to Mindfulness and Meditation methods to relieve anxiety
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Zazen is a fundamental practice. It is about taking care of this moment with wholeheartedness. Just do it—right now, right here.
Dainin Katagiri, Steve Hagen (Editor) • You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight
The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Japanese Zen Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy
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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.