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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.
We die, and we do not die.
A garden is never finished.
The world is its own magic.
Time goes from present to past.
We must exist right here, right now!
Discipline is creating the situation.
Hell is not punishment, it's training.
When you sit, everything sits with you.
For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.
Enlightenment is not a complete remedy.
It is wisdom that is seeking for wisdom.
You can't make a date with enlightenment.
Instead of criticizing, find out how to help.
When something dies is the greatest teaching.
From True Emptiness The Wondrous Being Appears
The purpose of our practice is just to be yourself.
Things are always changing, so nothing can be yours.
Take care of things, and they will take care of you.
Zen is everywhere.... But for you, Zen is right here.
There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen.
We try, and we try, and we fail; and then we go deeper.
No teaching could be more direct than just to sit down.
The secret of zen is just two words: not... always... so.
I think you're all enlightened, until you open your mouths.
In reflecting on our problems, we should include ourselves.
A Master who cannot bow to a disciple cannot bow to Buddha.
Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.
You will always exist in the universe in one form or another.
We have to study with our warm heart, not just with our brain.
There will always be war, but we must always work to oppose it.
Everything is perfect and there is always room for improvement.
Religion is not any particular teaching. Religion is everywhere.
Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement.
The point we emphasize is strong confidence in our original nature.
You are perfect as you are and there is always room for improvement.
To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.
If you cannot bow to Buddha, you cannot be a Buddha. It is arrogance.
There should not be any particular teaching. Teaching is in each moment.
If it is raining out, do not walk fast, because it is raining everywhere.
You may say that things happen just by chance, but I don't feel that way.
The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.
The best way to control cow and sheep is to give them a big grazing field.
Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.
Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.
There is no connection between I myself yesterday and I myself in this moment
Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!
When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything.
Even if the sun were to rise from the west, the Bodhisattva has only one way.
To give your sheep or cow a large, spacious meadow is the way to control him.
