What do people search for in life? People are looking for liberation from their fears, worries, and anxieties; that is, for freedom from the bonds of birth, old age, sickness, and death. Even in our times—where mankind has developed this amazing modern civilization with scientific wonders—people still continue to lead their lives trying to figure out solutions to these fundamental matters...............

Harada Sekkei Roshi

"Zen" is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character "chan," which is in turn the Chinese translation from the Indian Sanskrit term "dhyana," which means meditation........................"

Derek Lin

"Zen vznikl před patnácti sty lety v Číně jako potomek taoismu a budhismu......................."

D. T. Suzuki - Malý úvod do zen (ZEN 1, Antológia, CAD Press, 1986)