The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. That is why we have teaching. But the teaching is not ourselves. It is some explanation of ourselves. To study the teaching is to know yourselves. That is why we do not ever attach to the teaching, or to the teacher. The moment you meet a teacher you should leave the teacher, and you should be independent. You want a teacher so that you can be independent. So you study yourselves. You have the teacher for yourselves, not for the teacher.

The true practice to meditation is to sit as if you where drinking water when you are thirsty.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

From True Emptiness The Wondrous Being Appears

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.

Even though you have pain in your legs, you can do it. Even though your practice is not good enough, you can do it.

Concentration comes not from trying hard to focus on something, but from keeping your mind open and directing it at nothing.