11 Quotes by Thomas Cleary

Not diminishing the Way by the mind, not trying to help the divine by means of the human.

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.

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

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

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 Way returns the carved and the polished to simplicity.

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

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