It is wisdom that is seeking for wisdom.

Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our effort, moment after moment, is our way.

You want to eliminate your evil desires in order to reveal your Buddha nature, but where will you throw them away?

You must be true to your own way until at last you actually come to the point where you see it is necessary to forget all about yourself.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it....In this way our life should be understood. Then there is no problem.

If you take pride in your attainment or become discouraged because of your idealistic effort, your practice will confine you by a thick wall.

When my master and I were walking in the rain, he would say, 'Do not walk so fast, the rain is everywhere.'