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

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.

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—with mere outer trappings. If we do our inner work, our spirit will be our calling card. Nice to meet you.

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

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, or the death of a loved one to get your priorities straight. Do it now.

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

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