There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.

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

You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

In your everyday life you always have opportunities for enlightenment. If you go to the rest room, there is a chance to attain enlightenment. When you cook, there is a chance to attain enlightenment. When you clean the floor, there is a chance to attain enlightenment.

Things are always changing, so nothing can be yours.

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.