The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.