Meditation opens the mind to the greatest mystery that takes place daily and hourly; it widens the heart so that it may feel the eternity of time and infinity of space in every throb; it gives us a life within the world as if we were moving about in paradise.

In your big mind, everything has the same value...In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Here there is Buddhahood

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.

In reflecting on our problems, we should include ourselves.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.

The world is its own magic.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything.