To live is enough.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.

There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen. Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind.

The basic teaching of Buddhism is the teaching of transiency, or change.

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

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

When you practice zazen you should not try to attain anything. You should just sit in the complete calmness of your mind and not rely on anything.

The world is its own magic.

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

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

When you are you, Zen is Zen. Big mind is just big mind.

Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.