Our view of reality is like a chart of the sea - the truer it is, the less likely we will become lost.

In life as well as in art Zen never wastes energy in stopping to explain; it only indicates.

One's life is an act with no actor, and thus it has always been recognized that the insane man that has lost his mind is a parody of the sage who has transcended his ego. If one is paranoid, the other is metanoid.

Cows scream louder than carrots.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.