“Without taking notice of the slander of others, without paying heed to the resentment of others, without expressing approval or disapproval of others, consider how you will travel the Path.” (Record of Things Heard [Shobogenzo-shuimonki], V. 17, p. 823)

“If you spend your time sitting upright without attaining anything or understanding anything, then this would be the Way of Buddhas and Patriarchs.” (V. 24, p. 829)

Classics of Buddhism and Zen: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary, vol. 4.