A student might ask, how long will it take to learn guitar..., the answer is, as long as you live - that short..

If you find your feet dragging, check your path. You are probably on the wrong one..

Stop thinking about the audience and what they may be thinking of your music. Just play the music..

Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-no….

The only time and place to find enlightenment is in this moment. No need to check your watch. The time is now..

We take life for granted, sleepwalking until a shattering event knocks us awake. Zen says, don't wait until the car accident, the cancer diagnosis, o….

When in doubt, initiate. Say yes—to love, to life, to joining in with others. That is how we stay on the right path and, at the same time, elevate hu….

Each moment is new. We have never lived it before and will never live it again. It is familiar and unfamiliar at the same time..

All things reflect the divine energy of nature—every flower, every rock, every sound, every sight. Once we realize that truth, we cannot help but smi….

Return to the beginning. Enter by form. Clean your dojo. As you have every day, tie on the white belt and empty your cup. Pick up your guitar, tune, ….

Put in an honest day's work. It is the building block of a spiritual life..

The further we travel down the path of enlightenment, the more humble we become. We shouldn't seek to impress others—or allow ourselves to be taken—w….

Maturity means learning the value of that which is hard-earned..

Zen teaches that our approach to today determines our whole approach to life..

You can't be more alive than you are—but you can awaken to what living is..

A final word on self-criticism: Do not beat up on yourself. Even if you think you know your flaws, there is no need to advertise them. Most people wo….

always thinks of the other; ego thinks only of oneself. Love is always considerate; ego is absolutely inconsiderate. Ego has only one language and th….

there is no yesterday or tomorrow; there is only this moment. Twenty-four hours a day. Seven days a week. Three hundred sixty-five days a year..

For many of us, the computer is the means by which we earn a living. To give it a nod, then, is a way of thanking the tool for what it provides in li….

In zen, it is a cardinal sin to waste time. To waste time is to squander the here and now, which, if you think about it, is all that we have..

When we put our keys down, we should be conscious of putting them down. When we pick them up, we should be conscious of picking them up. That's all t….