Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am." I say, "I do not think, that is why I exist."

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

Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am." I say, "I do not think, that is why I exist."

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.

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.

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

Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.