Instead of criticizing, find out how to help.

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

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.

To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or to cook for yourself; it is to express your sincerity. So when you cook you should express yourself in your activity in the kitchen. You should allow yourself plenty of time.

In the mind of the beginner, there are many possibilities. In the mind of the expert there are few.

I think you're all enlightened, until you open your mouths.

If you can just appreciate each thing, one by one, then you will have pure gratitude. Even though you observe just one flower, that one flower includes everything