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.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few.

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.

Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

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

In the zazen posture, your mind and body have, great power to accept things as they are, whether agreeable or disagreeable.

A garden is never finished.