In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few

Those who are attached only to the result of their effort will not have any chance to appreciate it, because the result will never come.

A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits it not open to things as they are.

We emphasize straightforwardness. You should be true to your feelings, and to your mind, expressing yourself without any reservations. This helps the listener to understand more easily.

The true purpose [of Zen] is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes... Zen practice is to open up our small mind.

In our practice we have no particular purpose or goal, nor any special object of worship.

Zen is nothing to get excited about.

To live in the realm of Buddha nature means to die as a small being, moment after moment.

In our lives, we need some hope to be able to proceed to the next ladder, without it, we're failures.

Life tells the most beautiful stories.

Amazement + Gratitude + Openness + Appreciation = an irresistible field of energy

One thing about being a performer is you're not just doing an intellectual job behind a desk; you're out there performing and being looked at, being assessed for really superficial stuff.

Only an adult with dying dreams can appreciate how awesome it is to have a dog.

The morning sun Radiantly Rises above the frosty woods.

The EKC or Holy Spirit, can lift the most common beginning to the highest good. Yet to secceed, we must surrender our little self to achieve divine love.

I'm joking, I'm joking. Best decision I ever made.

Vinyl is great, I made a lot of vinyl, but I don't want new vinyl that's from digital sources, because that's a rip off.

I am a thorn in the side of designers.