To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.

Even if you speak of 'understanding,' this understanding is not a matter of knowledge. It is what fills the entire body and mind.

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

Birth and death are neither two things nor one thing. Life is not an appearance, death is not a disappearance.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

Zazen is not step-by-step meditation. Rather it is simply the easy and pleasant practice of a Buddha, the realization of the Buddha's Wisdom.

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.