It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness.
You can't make a date with enlightenment.
The world is its own magic.
Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.
In the Lotus Sutra, Buddha says to light up one corner - not the whole world. Just make it clear where you are.
When you do something, if you fix your mind on the activity with some confidence, the quality of your state of mind is the activity itself. When you are concentrated on the quality of your being, you are prepared for the activity.