I asked, "What are words?" The tenzo said, "One, two, three, four, five." I asked again, "What is practice?" "Nothing in the entire universe is hidden."

When you walk in the mist, you get wet.

Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious endeavour. It is not introspection. Do not desire to become a buddha; let sitting or lying down drop away. Be moderate in eating and drinking. Be mindful of the passing of time, and engage yourself in zazen as though you are saving your head from fire.

When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.

What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.

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

There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.