People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit in the cross- legged position, or to attain enlightenment. It is difficult because it is hard to keep our mind pure and our practice pure in its fundamental sense.

To give your sheep or cow a large, spacious meadow is the way to control him.

It is wisdom that is seeking for wisdom.

The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature.

Hell is not punishment, it's training.

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the experts, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all possibilities.

Take care of things, and they will take care of you.