I think you're all enlightened, until you open your mouths.

Even though you try to put people under control, it is impossible. You cannot do it. The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense. To give your sheep or cow a large spacious meadow is the way to control him. So it is with people: first let them do what they want, and watch them. This is the best policy. To ignore them is not good. That is the worst policy. The second worst is trying to control them. The best one is to watch them, just to watch them, without trying to control them.

When you live completely in each moment, without expecting anything, you have no idea of time.

If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice.

We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future. We have to make our effort in this moment. This is the most important thing for our practice.

The secret of zen is just two words: not... always... so.

Hell is not punishment, it's training.