The gateway to the Tao is open – anyone can come in. If you know how to change directions, the goal is near at hand.

So if you are going to look for a pearl, it is best to still the waves; it will be hard to find if you stir the water. When the water of concentration is still and clear, the pearl of mind reveals itself.

Because of barriers of knowledge, barriers of state, and barriers of action, seeing your own buddha nature is like seeing color at night.

The gateway to the Tao is open - anyone can come in. If you know how to change directions, the goal is near at hand.

Having one's will on the Tao is finding joy in the Tao; when one delights in the Tao, then one can practice the Tao.

The Way returns the carved and the polished to simplicity.

In general, the practice of the Way involves blocking off errors, stopping them before they happen. It does not value self-approval, it values inability to do wrong.

The Buddha is like space, with no inherent nature; appearing in the world to benefit the living, his features and refinements are like reflections.

The Buddhas speak the wondrous sound throughout the world; the Teachings spoken over countless ages can all be expounded in a single word.

If three people are travelling and one of them is confused, they can still get where they are going. That´s because the confused one is in the minority. If two of them are confused, they´ll have a hard time and won´t get there, because confusion prevails.