Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

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.

We try, and we try, and we fail; and then we go deeper.

When you live completely in each moment, without expecting anything, you have no idea of time.

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.

The secret of Soto Zen is just two words: not always so.... In Japanese, it's two words, three words in English. That is the secret of our practice.

Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen.