Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads.

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

The Buddha and all sentient beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

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

At the bottom of great doubt lies great awakening. If you doubt fully, you will awaken fully.