From True Emptiness The Wondrous Being Appears

The secret of zen is just two words: not... always... so.

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

When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything. The best way is to understand yourself, and then you will understand everything.

A tiger does not ignore or slight any small animal. The way he catches a mouse and catches and devours a cow are the same.

If I tell you something, you will stick to it and limit your own capacity to find out for yourself.

Life without zazen is like winding your clock without setting it. It runs perfectly well, but it dosen't tell time.