I didn't become successful until I became myself
All words and sayings gently turn, returning to the self.
The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on nirvana.
My true desire is to relieve others of their pain, though I myself may fall into hell.
Reciting part of a sutra with the desire to benefit others is like reciting a recipe in the hope it will prevent people from starving.
Do you wish to see clearly and be free?
I applaud anyone who thinks I'm good-looking and invite them into my world
I don't write songs thinking about formats, where is it going to get played, who am I gonna please, what's the outlet for it.
I feel that I have many real students whom I have not met. Many are in cloisters and they never get out. Others are in prison. But in many cases they practice the teachings much better than those who meet me every day.
The ultimate end. . . is not knowledge, but action. To be half right on time may be more important than to obtain the whole truth too late.