Humans have not evolved any ritualized aggression-inhibiting mechanisms to ensure the survival of the species. For this reason, man is considered a very dangerous animal.

Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.

When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots - just paint Spring.

Your life is a fortunate outcome of the continuous practice of the past. You should express your gratitude immediately.

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

When we're aware, there's nothing to escape.

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening.

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

From the sea of effortlessness, let your great uncaused compassion shine forth.

You know the sound of two hands clapping; tell me, what is the sound of one hand?