“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.”

“A flower falls even though we love it. A weed grows even though we don't 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 ...”

“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...”

“As meditation deepens, compulsions, cravings, and fits of emotions begin to lose their power to dictate our behavior. We see clearly that choices are possible: we can say yes, or we can say no.... ...”

“Every soul innately yearns for stillness, for a space, a garden where we can till, sow, reap, and rest, and by doing so come to a deeper sense of self and our place in the universe. Silence is not ...”

“We are the Masters of each moment.”