Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen.
We have to study with our warm heart, not just with our brain.
You can't make a date with enlightenment.
If it is raining out, do not walk fast, because it is raining everywhere.
There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.
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.