In order not to leave any traces, when you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire. You should burn yourself completely. If you do not burn yourself completely, a trace of yourself will be left in what you do. You should not have any remains after you do something. But this does not mean to forget all about it.

When you say, "Wait a moment," you are bound by your karma; when you say "Yes I will," you are free.

To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.

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

All descriptions of reality are limited expressions of the world of emptiness. Yet we attach to the descriptions and think they are reality. That is a mistake.

True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.

When you live completely in each moment, without expecting anything, you have no idea of time.