To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.

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.

People like what is not true and they don't like what is true.

Consider that nirvana is itself no other than our life.

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

If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.

Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.