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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

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

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

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

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

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

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

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