21 Movie Quotes about Zen with Audio

Updated: May 22, 2026

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1 There is no opponent. -And why is that? -Because the word I does not exist.

Bruce Lee as Lee in Enter the Dragon (1973)

2 The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness. I'm quoting him.

Marlyn Mason as Nikki Bell in Longstreet

3 The Zen philosopher, Basho, once wrote: A flute with no holes is not a flute and a doughnut with no hole is a Danish. He was a funny guy.

Chevy Chase as Ty Webb in Caddyshack (1980)

4 Out with the bad air, in with the good. Out with the bad air, in with the good. Out, in.

Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

5 Water bug. Not taking sides.

Quote from Bee Movie

6 Amida Buddha, all is vanity and emptiness. All is illusion.

Quote from Ninja vs. Shaolin Guards (1984)

7 Hey, where'd you learn to fight like that? -Drinking tea from an empty cup.

James Franciscus as Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

8 To learn to die is to be liberated from it. So when tomorrow comes, you must free your ambitious mind, and learn the art of dying.

Bruce Lee as Li Tsung in Longstreet

9 There's so much to remember. -If you try to remember, you will lose. Empty your mind.

Bruce Lee as Li Tsung; James Franciscus as Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

10 You never hear somebody say, 'With the time I've saved by using my word processor, I'm gonna go to a Zen monastery and hang out.' You don't hear that.

Ethan Hawke as Jesse in Before Sunrise