In Japan we have the phrase, "Shoshin," which means "beginner's mind." Our "original mind" includes everything within itself. It is always rich and sufficient within itself. This does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything. It is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

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

So when you try hard to make your own way, you will help others...before you make your own way you cannot help anyone, and no one can help you.

And we should forget, day by day, what we have done; this is true non-attachment. And we should do something new. To do something new, of course we must know our past, and this is alright. But we should not keep holding onto anything we have done; we should only reflect on it. And we must have some idea of what we should do in the future. But the future is the future, the past is the past; now we should work on something new.

Discipline is creating the situation.

The more you practice zazen, the more you will be able to accept something as your own, whatever it is.

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as an enlightened person. There is only enlightened activity.