Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won't play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle.

When a man makes utensils out of a metal which has been thoroughly cleansed of dross, the utensils will be excellent. You monks, who wish to follow the Way, make your own hearts clean from the dirt of evil passion, and your conduct will be unimpeachable.

After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known.

If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual practitioner

When action comes out of nothing it creates no karma.

Seeing the Way is like going into a dark room with a torch; the darkness instantly departs, while the light alone remains. When the Way is attained and the truth is seen, ignorance vanishes and enlightenment abides forever.

One moment, ten thousand years. Ten thousand years, one moment.