Although our school considers satori in particular to be fundamental, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re finished once you’ve realized satori.

It is imperative to cultivate conduct according to the teaching to complete the path. “According to the teaching” means knowing your basic mind as it really is. “Cultivating conduct” means using accurate insight and knowledge to eliminate obstacles of ingrained habit.

This is why it is considered comparatively easy to awaken to the Way, while practicing it in action is most difficult. Therefore Bodhidharma, the great teacher, said, “Those who know the Way are many; those who practice the Way are few.”