Zen Funeral Rites

Famous quotes containing the words zen, funeral and/or rites:

    “Zen ... does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.”
    —Alan Watts (1915–1973)

    “And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

    “Th’ inferior priestess, at her altar’s side,
    Trembling, begins the sacred rites of pride.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)