“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”

“Only those who have the great capacity of genuine trust can enter this realm [the realm of the buddhas]. Those who have no trust are unable to accept it, however much they hear it.”

“Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions.”

“Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others' faults, then naturally seniors and venera...”

“A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.”

“Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment. (From 'Fukan zazengi')”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“The great are strongest when they stand alone,A God-given might of being is their force.”

“What you gain another will lose, for What is there is all there is. What you share another will have, for What is there is enough for all.”

“We work very hard to have what Buddha gave up to become enlightened. Does that mean we are benighted?”