Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

‘So everything is– our practice is the same thing. You know, you– when you get up, you know, you brush your teeth and wash your face. That is practice. You do it one by one carefully. And when you practice zazen, you practice zazen. One by one.

But, you know, none of them cannot be perfect practice, even though to wash your face is very good habit [laughs]. But, you know, even though it is good, if you are always washing your face [laughs], you cannot attain enlightenment [laughs, laughter]. Same thing will– can be said with your zazen practice. Zazen is very good practice. But even though you just always practicing zazen, you know, it doesn’t work [laughs].’ (from the Suzuki Roshi Archive)