Tea ceremony is a way of worshipping the beautiful and the simple. All one's efforts are concentrated on trying to achieve perfection through the imperfect gestures of daily life. Its beauty consists in the respect with which it is performed. If a mere cup of tea can bring us closer to God, we should watch out for all the other dozens of opportunities that each ordinary day offers us.

one cannot judge the beauty of a path merely by looking at its entrance.

The Warrior of the Light pays attention to small things because they can severely hamper him.

Everything is worship if your mind is focused on the present moment.

Each human being has the right to two blessings, which are: the blessing to do right, and the blessing to err. In the latter case, there is always a path of learning leading to the right way.

Fear exists until the moment when the unavoidable happens, after that we must waste none of our energy on it.

A warrior cannot lower his head - otherwise he loses sight of the horizon of his dreams.