All abilities come from one mind

All abilities come from one mind

The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai.

There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.

When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll.

Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they are not unrelated to these three things.

There are few people who will make mistakes with fire after having once been burned.