“Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.”

“A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.”

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

“Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,Without looking for the traces I may have left;A cuckoo's song beckons me to return home;Hearing this, I tilt my head to seeWho has told me to turn ...”

“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...”

“I think the highest forgiveness is to accept that creation is thoroughly tangled, with every possible quality given outlet for expression. People need to accept once and for all that there is only ...”

“You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved.”

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”