So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel. But just to work, just to live in this world with this understanding is the most important point, and that is our practice. That is true zazen.

For Zen students a weed is a treasure. With this attitude, whatever you do, life becomes an art.

If you cannot bow to Buddha, you cannot be a Buddha. It is arrogance.

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

How much 'ego' do you need? Just enough so that you don't step in front of a bus.

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

When we inhale, the air comes into the inner world. When we exhale, the air goes out to the outer world. The inner world is limitless, and the outer world is also limitless. We say "inner world" or "outer world" but actually, There is just one whole world.