The spirit of meditation is the combating of self-willed thinking-it is a combat against the weight of one's feelings.
All beings are by nature are Buddhas, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddhas.
Meditation in action is endlessly more important than meditation in stillness.
You know the sound of two hands clapping; tell me, what is the sound of one hand?
Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.
Should you desire the great tranquility prepare to sweat white beads.