I don't know if I've shared this quote here before or not, but I want to share it today.

We can say that Buddhist practice has two aspects: to constantly seek Truth and to go into the human world.

If you want to be a pianist, devote yourself to studying and practicing the piano. This is the mind that seeks Truth. But though you may eventually reach a lofty stage as a musician, it is not good enough. You have to descend into the human world as well. Your life, your presence, your personality must touch people's hearts directly. This means you have to go beyond being a pianist.

It is relatively easy to teach people to be musicians, but it is not so easy to teach them how to go beyond being a musician. If you would teach this to others, your mind must be based on compassion. When you teach, you have to pierce the human heart and take away the flag of ego. So your compassion must extend beyond the words you use. Then your penetrating words will teach and not injure.

~ Dainin Katagiri Roshi

These words help me realize that sitting zazen is only part of my practice. The other part is how I conduct myself in the world. I do believe that sitting zazen helps me conduct myself in a more wholesome way. So I will aspire to sit daily to the best of my ability knowing it will help me conduct myself in an upright manner out there in my day to day world.