If you were not born in this world, there would be no need to die. To be born in this world is to die, to disappear [laughing].

You may say that things happen just by chance, but I don't feel that way.

We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future. We have to make our effort in this moment. This is the most important thing for our practice.

A garden is never finished.

What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.

If you were not born in this world, there would be no need to die. To be born in this world is to die, to disappear [laughing].

Life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore, nor actual difficulty in our life.