Life without zazen is like winding your clock without setting it. It runs perfectly well, but it dosen't tell time.

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

Enlightenment is not a complete remedy.

It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness.

Our practice should be based on the ideal of selflessness. Selflessness is very difficult to understand. If you try to be selfless, that is already a selfish idea. Selflessness will be there when you do not try anything.

When we do not expect anything we can be ourselves. That is our way, to live fully in each moment of time.

So when you try hard to make your own way, you will help others...before you make your own way you cannot help anyone, and no one can help you.