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.

For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.

Don't move. Just die over and over. Don't anticipate. Nothing can save you now because you have only this moment. Not even enlightenment will help you now because there are no other moments. With no future, be true to yourself and express yourself fully. Don't move.

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

You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice.

To give your sheep or cow a large, spacious meadow is the way to control him.

It must be obvious...that there is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.