Understand clearly that when a great need appears a great use appears also; when there is small need there is small use; it is obvious, then, that full use is made of all things at all times according to the necessity thereof.

If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.

I asked, "What are words?" The tenzo said, "One, two, three, four, five." I asked again, "What is practice?" "Nothing in the entire universe is hidden."

Though it has no thought of keeping watch, it's not for naught that the scarecrow stands in the grain field.

To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.

Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.