That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening

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

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

Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.

To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.

Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.

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.