Zen in it's essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.
Eternity is the Absolute present.
Unless we agree to suffer we cannot be free from suffering.
To be a good Zen Buddhist it is not enough to follow the teaching of its founder; we have to experience the Buddha's experience.
Great works are done when one is not calculating and thinking.
The meaning of service is to do the work assigned ungrudgingly and without thought of personal reward material or moral.