A garden is never finished.

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.

When the restrictions you have do not limit you, this is what we mean by practice.

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

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

True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.

In the beginner's mind there is no thought, "I have attained something." All self-centered thoughts limit our vast mind. When we have no thought of achievement, no thought of self, we are true beginners. Then we can really learn something. The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless. Dogen-zenji, the founder of our school, always emphasized how important it is to resume our boundless original mind. Then we are always true to ourselves, in sympathy with all beings, and can actually practice.