A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.

When your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void.

As if with the nut and flower, the nut has become less than the flower... both those teaching and those learning are concerned with colouring and showing off their technique, trying to hasten the bloom of the flower.

Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

Respect the gods and buddhas, but never rely on them.

When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds.

Unless you really understand others, you can hardly attain your own self-understanding.