A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it....In this way our life should be understood. Then there is no problem.

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].

A tiger does not ignore or slight any small animal. The way he catches a mouse and catches and devours a cow are the same.

In the zazen posture, your mind and body have, great power to accept things as they are, whether agreeable or disagreeable.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.

Wabi means spare, impoverished; simple and functional. It connotes a transcendence of fad and fashion. The spirit of wabi imbues all the Zen arts, from calligraphy to karate, from the tea ceremony to Zen archery.

Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.