Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

The most important things in our practice are our physical posture and our way of breathing.

The true understanding is that the practice itself is enlightenment.

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

The world is its own magic.

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

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 mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.

The awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact.

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

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

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

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

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

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

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

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

Just to be alive is enough.