Paul Lenda – Zen was rooted in China by Bodhidharma, who came from India in the sixth century, and was carried eastward into Japan by the twelfth century. It has been described as: ‘A special teaching without scriptures, beyond words and letters, pointing to the mind essence of man seeing directly into one’s nature, attaining enlightenment.
’ Zen was known as Ch’an in China. The Ch’an-Zen masters, instead of being followers of the Buddha, aspire to be his friends and to place themselves in the same responsive relationship with the universe.
It has been said that if you have Zen in your life, you have no fear, no doubt, no unnecessary craving, and no extreme emotion. Neither illiberal attitudes nor egotistical actions trouble you. You serve humanity humbly, fulfilling your presence in this world with loving-kindness and observing your passing as a petal falling from a flower. Serene you enjoy life in blissful tranquility. Continue reading
Kyle McMillan – Well, as opposed to so many other articles with such a blatant click-baity title, I’m not going to string you along here. While there are 
Jon Rappoport – One thing I’ve learned from giving lectures to audiences over the years: never meet expectations.
Well, as opposed to so many other articles with such a blatant click-baity title, I’m not going to string you along here. While there are many secrets of zen, I’ll give you the answer to this one right now, right in the second sentence:
Matt Valentine – Zen has a rich tradition of storytelling. Actually, just about the entire human race has a rich history of storytelling. Why do we like stories so much? Because we can identify with them. Stories, whether real or not, pull and tug at our emotions. We connect personally with stories.