The spirit of meditation is the combating of self-willed thinking-it is a combat against the weight of one's feelings.
Hakuin EkakuAll beings are by nature are Buddhas, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddhas.
Hakuin EkakuMeditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.
Hakuin Ekaku