To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.

Happiness is sorrow; sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty; difficulty in happiness. Even though the ways we feel are different, they are not really different, in essence they are the same. This is the true understanding transmitted from Buddha to us.

It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness.

The more you practice zazen, the more you will be able to accept something as your own, whatever it is.

People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit in the cross- legged position, or to attain enlightenment. It is difficult because it is hard to keep our mind pure and our practice pure in its fundamental sense.

In your big mind, everything has the same value...In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Here there is Buddhahood

True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.