The seed has no idea of being some particular plant, but it has its own form and is in perfect harmony with the ground, with its surroundings ... and there is no trouble. This is what we mean by naturalness.

It must be obvious...that there is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.

If you take pride in your attainment or become discouraged because of your idealistic effort, your practice will confine you by a thick wall.

Our tendency is to be interested in something that is growing in the garden, not in the bare soil itself. But if you want to have a good harvest, the most important thing is to make the soil rich and cultivate it well.

Concentration comes not from trying hard to focus on something, but from keeping your mind open and directing it at nothing.

Everything you do is right, nothing you do is wrong, yet you must still make ceaseless effort.

Instead of criticizing, find out how to help.