In the mind of the beginner, there are many possibilities. In the mind of the expert there are few.

What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.

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.

To be different is to have value. In this sense all things have equal, absolute value. Each thing has absolute value and thus is equal to everything else.

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

As long as we have some definite idea about or some hope in the future, we cannot really be serious with the moment that exists right now.

So the secret is just to say 'Yes!' and jump off from here. Then there is no problem. It means to be yourself, always yourself, without sticking to an old self.