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> [The Buddha and all sentient beings are not two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/the-buddha-and-all-sentient-beings-are-not-two/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

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## More by Takuan Soho

> [Consider the core of the mind to be a wagon, with will-power to be carried about in it. Push it to a place where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/consider-the-core-of-the-mind-to-be-a-wagon-with-will-power-to-be/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [Sever the edge between before and after.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/sever-the-edge-between-before-and-after/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [“Completely forget about the mind and you will do all things well”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/completely-forget-about-the-mind-and-you-will-do-all-things-well/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [The Buddha and all sentient beings are not two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/the-buddha-and-all-sentient-beings-are-not-two/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [“Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you'll miss the entire forest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/preoccupied-with-a-single-leaf-you-won-t-see-the-tree-preoccupied/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [“When facing a single tree, if you look at a single one of its red leaves, you will not see all the others. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/when-facing-a-single-tree-if-you-look-at-a-single-one-of-its-red/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [“If you would know a man’s good and evil points, you should know the underlings and retainers he loves and employs, and the friends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/if-you-would-know-a-man-s-good-and-evil-points-you-should-know-the/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [One is not likely to achieve understanding from the explanation of another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/one-is-not-likely-to-achieve-understanding-from-the-explanation-of/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [Presumably, as a Martial artist, I do not fight for gain or loss, am not concerned with strength or weakness, and neither advance a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/presumably-as-a-martial-artist-i-do-not-fight-for-gain-or-loss-am-not/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray - of the mind, do not be mindless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/it-is-the-very-mind-itself-that-leads-the-mind-astray-of-the-mind-do/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [Shonin: I have composed a poem. Kokushi: Let's hear it. Shonin: When I chant, Both Buddha and self Cease to exist. There is only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/shonin-i-have-composed-a-poem-kokushi-let-s-hear-it-shonin-when-i/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [When a person does not think, "Where shall I put it?" the mind will extend throughout the entire body and move to any place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/when-a-person-does-not-think-where-shall-i-put-it-the-mind-will/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [When one practices discipline and moves from the beginner's territory to immovable wisdom, one makes a return and falls back to the level of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/when-one-practices-discipline-and-moves-from-the-beginner-s-territory/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [One does not divine this by impressions or knowledge. What this means is that no matter how much you try to figure or calculate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/one-does-not-divine-this-by-impressions-or-knowledge-what-this-means/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

> [Zen is to have the heart and soul of a little child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/zen-is-to-have-the-heart-and-soul-of-a-little-child/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

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