All descriptions of reality are limited expressions of the world of emptiness. Yet we attach to the descriptions and think they are reality. That is a mistake.

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.

For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.

As long as we have some definite idea about or some hope in the future, we cannot really be serious with the moment that exists right now.

You can't make a date with enlightenment.

Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.

To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point; we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed. This is Buddhism.