Giving up your ego is the shortest way to unification with nature.

Left alone, the earth maintains its own fertility, in accordance with the orderly cycle of plant and animal life.

We have come to the point at which there is no other way than to bring about a 'movement' not to bring anything about

The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been brought about by humanity's trying to accomplish something.

There is no one so great as the one who does not try to accomplish anything

The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe.

I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw. Seen at a glance, this rice straw may appear light and insignificant. Hardly anyone would believe that it could start a revolution. But I have come to realize the weight and power of this straw. For me, this revolution is very real.