When you sit, everything sits with you.

The person who can freely acknowledge that life is full of difficulties can be free, because they are acknowledging the nature of life - that it can't be much else.

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.

In order not to leave any traces, when you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind; you should be concentrated on what you do. You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire. You should burn yourself completely. If you do not burn yourself completely, a trace of yourself will be left in what you do. You should not have any remains after you do something. But this does not mean to forget all about it.

Religion is not any particular teaching. Religion is everywhere.

Ego is a social institution with no physical reality. The ego is simply your symbol of yourself.

In the Lotus Sutra, Buddha says to light up one corner - not the whole world. Just make it clear where you are.