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

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.

Even if the sun were to rise from the west, the Bodhisattva has only one way.

For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.

No teaching could be more direct than just to sit down.

If you take pride in your attainment or become discouraged because of your idealistic effort, your practice will confine you by a thick wall.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.