When we become truly ourselves, we just become a swinging door, and we are purely independent of, and at the same time, dependent upon everything.

the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future. We have to make our effort in this moment. This is the most important thing for our practice.

Because your attainment is always ahead, you will always be sacrificing yourself now for some ideal in the future. You end up with nothing.

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; in the expert’s mind there are few.

Also to gain strength in your posture, press your diaphragm down towards your hara, or lower abdomen.

This is an ancient way of teaching, using the simplest language and the situations of everyday life. This means the student should teach himself.

That everything is included within your mind is the essence of mind.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in its wider sense. To give your sheep or cow a large, spacious meadow is the way to control him. So it is with people: first let them do what they want, and watch them. This is the best policy. To ignore them is not good; that is the worst policy. T

The most important point is to own your own physical body. If you slump, you will lose your self. Your mind will be wandering about somewhere else; you will not be in your body.