We must exist right here, right now!

There will always be war, but we must always work to oppose it.

In reflecting on our problems, we should include ourselves.

To stop your mind does not mean to stop the activities of mind. It means your mind pervades your whole body.

Tai Shimano visited Shunryu Suzuki. "How are you feeling these days?" Suzuki replied, "They have a new name for me: Cancer!"

Life without zazen is like winding your clock without setting it. It runs perfectly well, but it dosen't tell time.

In order not to leave any traces, when you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire. You should burn yourself completely. If you do not burn yourself completely, a trace of yourself will be left in what you do. You should not have any remains after you do something. But this does not mean to forget all about it.