When we really let go, we become everything. At that point we are identified with all things: the flower, the oak tree, the morning star.

True zazen is surrendering every moment. But surrendering to what? It really does not matter what we call it: God or the Tao or the Dharma or the Buddha or our true nature. . . . It is the act of letting go, of surrendering, that matters. The very act of letting go opens us up completely.

So if we look at progress, or evolution, or we look at accomplishment in our life, the key is to be continually moving on, expanding and growing, clarifying, developing and maturing. The opposite would be getting stuck, staying stuck, so there's no maturing, no developing, no accomplishing, no movement.

To accept the truth of who you really are takes nothing short of realization. You have to see the diamond for yourself.

The Mind cannot be confused, but it is confusion.

When we really let go, we become everything. At that point we are identified with all things: the flower, the oak tree, the morning star.

There is a transcendent awareness, a Big Mind, a Big Heart, present and readily accessible to each and every one of us. When we realize it, we see it is the source of true peace, happiness, satisfaction, courage and joy.