| 1 | In his book Zen Mind, Beginner' s Mind Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki said | |
| 2 | Whenever Shoun went to a meditation hall he always took his mother with him. | |
| 3 | In the past, many of the Zen Patriarchs and many students practiced meditation. | |
| 4 | The combination of tea and Zen, deep meditation on tea, is a state of humanism, of art. | |
| 5 | He has a deep understanding of Chinese traditions, including the Buddhism and Daoism, and has a good master of western philosophy and art. |