From your first day at school you are cut off from life to make theories.

If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold, warm, whether it is really and truly composed of H-2-O, or even mineral water, or saki. Meditation is Drinking it!

The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant.

Time is not a line, but a series of now-points.

What is called zazen is sitting on a zafu [pillow] in a quiet room, absolutely still, in the exact and proper position and without uttering a word, the mind empty of any thought, good or wicked. It is continuing to sit peacefully, facing a wall, and nothing more. Every day.

You cannot separate any part from the whole: interdependence rules the cosmic order.

If we achieve satori and the satori shows, like a bit of dogshit stuck to the top of our nose, that is not so good.