We should not be just a fan of dragons; we should always be the dragon himself. Then we will not be afraid of any dragon.

The person who can freely acknowledge that life is full of difficulties can be free, because they are acknowledging the nature of life - that it can't be much else.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes. Zen practice is to open up our small mind.

When you sit in the full lotus position, your left foot is on your right thigh and your right foot is on your left thigh. When we cross our legs like this, even though we have a right leg and a left leg, they become one. The position expresses the oneness of duality: not two and not one. This is the most important teaching: not two, and not one. Our body and mind are not two and not one. If you think your body and mind are two, that is wrong; if you think that they are one, that is also wrong. Our body and mind are both two and one.

Ego is a social institution with no physical reality. The ego is simply your symbol of yourself.

When the restrictions you have do not limit you, this is what we mean by practice.