Wabi means spare, impoverished; simple and functional. It connotes a transcendence of fad and fashion. The spirit of wabi imbues all the Zen arts, from calligraphy to karate, from the tea ceremony to Zen archery.

Life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore, nor actual difficulty in our life.

Our mind should be free from traces of the past, just like the flowers of spring.

Things are always changing, so nothing can be yours.

Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea.

To accept some idea of truth without experiencing it is like a painting of a cake on paper which you cannot eat.

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.