Beyond Imitation

"Zen abhors repetition or imitation of any kind, for it kills. For the same reasons Zen never explains, but only affirms. Life is a fact and no explanation is necessary or pertinent. To explain is to apologize, and why should we apologize for living? To live - is that not enough? Let us then live, let us affirm! Herein lies Zen in all its purity and in all its nudity as well."

D.T. Suzuki
Excerpt | An Introduction to Zen Buddhism