Don't move. Just die over and over. Don't anticipate. Nothing can save you now because you have only this moment. Not even enlightenment will help you now because there are no other moments. With no future, be true to yourself and express yourself fully. Don't move.

It must be obvious...that there is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.

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

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

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.

Each of you is perfect the way you are ... and you can use a little improvement.

To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.