The secret of zen is just two words: not... always... so.

To stop your mind does not mean to stop the activities of mind. It means your mind pervades your whole body.

For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.

There is no connection between I myself yesterday and I myself in this moment

The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless.

As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is no longer what you saw.

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