We must exist right here, right now!
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.
To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point; we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed. This is Buddhism.
The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless.
A Master who cannot bow to a disciple cannot bow to Buddha.
The secret of Soto Zen is just two words: not always so.... In Japanese, it's two words, three words in English. That is the secret of our practice.