Bassui Tokusho quotes:

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.

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.

Do you wish to see clearly and be free?

All words and sayings gently turn, returning to the self.