A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

Forgetting oneself is opening oneself

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

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.

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.

Through one word, or seven words, or three times five, even if you investigate thoroughly myriad forms, nothing can be depended upon. Night advances, the moon glows and falls into the ocean. The black dragon jewel you have been searching for, is everywhere.

You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.