The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.

The self of which you speak, whether it is the great self or the small self, is only a concept that does not correspond to any reality.

One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud.

After enlightenment, the laundry.

If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?

Happiness follows sorrow, sorrow follows happiness, but when one no longer discriminates happiness and sorrow, a good deal and a bad deed, one is able to realize freedom.

Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.