Ikkyu quotes:

Break open A cherry tree And there are no flowers; But the spring breeze Brings forth myriad blossoms.

Break open the cherry tree: where are the blossoms? Just wait for spring time to see how they bloom.

Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds;Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night.

Look at the cherry blossoms! Their color and scent fall with them, Are gone forever, Yet mindless The spring comes again.

Having no destination, I am never lost.

Watching my four year old daughter dance I cannot break free of her.

The tree is stripped, All color, fragrance gone, Yet already on the bough, Uncaring spring!

Don't read the sutras - practice meditation. Don't take up the broom - practice meditation. Don't plant tea seeds - practice meditation.

Eight inches strong, it is my favourite thing; If I'm alone at night, I embrace it fully - A beautiful woman hasn't touched it for ages. Within my fundoshi there is an entire universe!

Become a Buddha? The mind can't do it. The body can't do it. Only what can't become a Buddha becomes a Buddha.

I and other humans no difference.

sick of it whatever it's called sick of the namesI dedicate every pore to what's here

Learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon.

Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.

From the world of passions returning to the world of passions: There is a moment's pause. If it rains, let it rain, if the wind blows, let it blow.

Like vanishing dew, a passing apparition or the sudden flash of lightning -- already gone -- thus should one regard one's self.

We must become what we were Before we were born

My real dwelling Has no pillars And no roof either So rain cannot soak it And wind cannot blow it down.

You do this, you do that You argue left, you argue right You come down, you go up This person says no, you say yes Back and forth You are happy You are really happy