‘The Buddha said that the assertion that all things are empty refers to nothing other than the awareness that they are empty of selfhood.’ Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

‘The beginning of this buddha-knowledge is the discovery of the wondrous law of the one mind.’ Zen Master Hakuin

‘A poem says: If in one morning we can completely extinguish our karma produced by ignorance, in the middle of the night the golden crow will fly across the sky.’ Kusan Sunim

‘Buddha nature, the self of all beings, is the simple truth as it is.’ Bassui Tokushō

‘Through meditation and awareness, we train the mind to become still, to see beyond surface appearances and the habitual patterns of thought that bind us to dualistic thinking.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘People talk a lot about freedom in the sense of being physically able to do what one wants. And yet that kind of freedom can lead to slavery.’ Ajahn Sumedho