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.

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

When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention.

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

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

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 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 humanity.