... to our practice, it is to realize that this shore and the other shore are the same. The purpose is to close the gap, to realize that there is just one shore, there is just one life. To reach is extra. Until you realize that this shore where you stand, this life that you are living, and the other shore, the life of the buddhas, are the same shore, you cannot appreciate your life to the fullest."
Maezumi Roshi 前角 博雄 (1931-1995) founded the Zen Center of Los Angeles and was Peter's teachers' teacher.