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

It is not after we understand the truth that we attain enlightenment. To realize the truth is to live - to exist here and now.

If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice.

It is wisdom that is seeking for wisdom.

If you want to enjoy the movie, you should know that it is the combination of film and light and white screen, and that the most important thing is to have a plain, white screen.

You are perfect as you are and there is always room for improvement.

As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is no longer what you saw.