Dogen

“There is no separation between the practice and the daily activity.”

“In handling even a single leaf of vegetable, awaken the buddha-mind.”

“Bring forth what is luminous in your heart.”

“In the work of cooking, three minds are essential: parental mind, joyful mind, magnanimous mind.”

“The parental mind sees food as one's own child.”

“The joyful mind delights in the privilege of serving.”

“The magnanimous mind sees the world as a single dharma.”

“Without these three minds, work becomes mere drudgery.”

“With them, even the simplest task is awakening.”

“Each moment, every action: this is your zazen.”

“In the deep of night, no walking, no standing — yet we walk and stand.”

“In the bright of day, no thinking, no speaking — yet we think and speak.”

“Where is the world that does not arrive in zazen?”