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

Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!

So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel. But just to work, just to live in this world with this understanding is the most important point, and that is our practice. That is true zazen.

It is wisdom that is seeking for wisdom.

To give your sheep or cow a large, spacious meadow is the way to control him.

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.

In your big mind, everything has the same value...In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Here there is Buddhahood