Do not view mountains from the scale of human thought.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.

Though it has no thought of keeping watch, it's not for naught that the scarecrow stands in the grain field.

Why abandon a seat in your own home to wander in vain through dusty regions of another land? If you make one false step, you miss what is right before your eyes.

Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it's the universe that's breathing.

Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages are nothing but the mind. The bubbles of water and the flames of fire are nothing but the mind. The flowers of the spring and the moon of the autumn are nothing but the mind. Confusions and dangers are nothing but the mind.