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."

Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.

To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.

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

Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.

Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.

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.