Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen.

We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future. We have to make our effort in this moment. This is the most important thing for our practice.

To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or to cook for yourself; it is to express your sincerity. So when you cook you should express yourself in your activity in the kitchen. You should allow yourself plenty of time.

Wabi means spare, impoverished; simple and functional. It connotes a transcendence of fad and fashion. The spirit of wabi imbues all the Zen arts, from calligraphy to karate, from the tea ceremony to Zen archery.

An enlightened person does not ignore things and does not stick to things, not even to the truth.

People who know the state of emptiness will always be able to dissolve their problems by constancy.

You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice.