The Whole Aim Of Zen Is Not

A Man Searching For Enlightenment Is Like A Man Sitting On An Ass In Search Of An Ass

If There Is No Silence Beyond And Within The Many Words Of Doctrine, There Is No Religion, Only A Religious Ideology. For Religion Goes Beyond Words And Actions, And Attains To The Ultimate Truth Only In Silence And Love.

When We Are Strong, We Are Always Much Greater Than The Things That Happen To Us.

You Are Certainly One Of The Joys Of Life For All Who Have Ever Come Within A Mile Of You.

All Men Who Live Only According To Their Five Senses, And Seek Nothing Beyond The Gratification Of Their Natural Appetites For Pleasure And Reputation And Power, Cut Themselves Off From That Charity Which Is The Principle Of All Spiritual Vitality And Happiness Because It Alone Saves Us From The Barren Wilderness Of Our Own Abominable Selfishness.