The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature.
If it is raining out, do not walk fast, because it is raining everywhere.
The secret of zen is just two words: not... always... so.
To express yourself as you are, without any intentional, fancy way of adjusting yourself, is the most important thing.
In the zazen posture, your mind and body have, great power to accept things as they are, whether agreeable or disagreeable.
Let your ears hear without trying to hear. Let the mind think without trying to think and without trying to stop it. That is practice.