The more a human being feels himself a self, tries to intensify this self and reach a never-attainable perfection, the more drastically he steps out of the center of being.

He grows daily more capable of following any inspiration without technical effort, and also of letting inspiration come to him through meticulous observation.

In the case of archery, the hitter and the hit are no longer two opposing objects, but are one reality.

The shot will go smoothly only when it takes the archer himself by surprise.

The right shot at the right moment does not come because you do not let go of yourself. You do not wait for fulfilment, but brace yourself for failure.

By letting go of yourself, leaving yourself and everything yours behind so decisively that nothing more is left of you but a purposeless tension .

You must act as if the goal were infinitely far off.

Far from wishing to awaken the artist in the pupil prematurely, the teacher considers it his first task to make him a skilled artisan with sovereign control of his craft.

This, then, is what counts: a lightning reaction which has no further need of conscious observation. In this respect at least the pupil makes himself independent of all conscious purpose.

The man, the art, the work--it is all one.

Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing.

Learn to bring peace into life to still the chaos. Accentuate the joy of your heart, experiencing a life of bliss.

Why would I make one woman so miserable when I can make so many women very happy?

The UK is becoming a pagan nation along with most European nations.

We do not mark out any precise line to be followed in diet; but we do say that in countries where there are fruits, grains, and nuts in abundance, flesh food is not the right food for God's people.

I think that we all, each one of us, we all have to earn our future.

In my mid-age I do feel more at peace - not with the world, but with myself.

We no longer have roots, we have aerials.

A slew of cognitive traits predisposes us to faith.

I think, am sure, a brother's love exceeds All the world's loves in its unworldliness.

In Russia one can be as pure as can be and still lose everything in a flash and end up in prison.