An enlightened person does not ignore things and does not stick to things, not even to the truth.

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

After you have practiced for a while, you will realize that it is not possible to make rapid, extraordinary progress. Even though you try very hard, the progress you make is always little by little.

In Japan we have the phrase, "Shoshin," which means "beginner's mind." Our "original mind" includes everything within itself. It is always rich and sufficient within itself. This does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything. It is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

The best way to control cow and sheep is to give them a big grazing field.

A garden is never finished.

When we do not expect anything we can be ourselves. That is our way, to live fully in each moment of time.