The difference between neurosis and wisdom is struggle.

Actually, every time we begin, we wonder how we did it before, Each time is a new journey with no maps.

While I had cancer, I wrote these twenty-two personal essays about how I lived my life backed by Zen and writing.

poems are small moments of enlightenment

Poetry is a dumb Buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.

In a way, the cancer became an ally because it stopped me from running around so much. I was able to settle down and write things I hadn't had a chance to before.

The difference between neurosis and wisdom is struggle.