Enlightenment is not a complete remedy.

When you are practicing zazen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it come in, and let it go out. It will not stay long. When you try to stop your thinking, it means you are bothered by it. Do not be bothered by anything. It appears as if something comes from outside your mind, but actually it is only the waves of your mind, and if you are not bothered by the waves, gradually they will become calmer and calmer.

We should not be just a fan of dragons; we should always be the dragon himself. Then we will not be afraid of any dragon.

Everything you do is right, nothing you do is wrong, yet you must still make ceaseless effort.

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.

When you sit, everything sits with you.

When we become truly ourselves, we just become a swinging door, and we are purely independent of, and at the same time, dependent upon everything.