Quotes from Jane Hawes

The karma of the fishermen spins out as they head out across the lake dropping a line into the depths— delighted when they see a golden-eyed fish, and unhappy when they do not.

If you keep secrets from your father, to whom can you tell them? If you hide food from your mother, to whom can you give it?

When a man falls in love with a woman, it is like an arrow piercing the meadow; when a woman falls in love with a man, it is like grain scattered on rocks.

When scriptures spread through the lands, it was impure to strive for nonvirtue

A story and an arrow must be straight, and the words and a bow bent to them.

Even before the sun lights the day, fireflies illuminate the path.

The king and ministers of Ling may have high rank, but the judge has greater autonomy. As for the silken cord of the monastic law of Dharma, the judge is the one to tie its silken knot, and, as for the golden yoke of the imperial rule, the judge is the one to give it weight.

When red fires blaze in the mountains, why would one need more dry wood? When great rivers are already swollen with water, what need could there be for a heavy rain? When there is already discord between countries, why stir up further turmoil?

The law transcends the heavens above; it is more decisive than a plumb line and more substantial than the solid earth.