When something dies is the greatest teaching.

For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.

If it is raining out, do not walk fast, because it is raining everywhere.

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the experts, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all possibilities.

When you say, "Wait a moment," you are bound by your karma; when you say "Yes I will," you are free.

Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our effort, moment after moment, is our way.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.