The basis of art is change in the universe.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.

Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.

A flute with no holes is not a flute.

Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.

That's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality.

To let love come in, you must smile to open the window of your mind.

I’m not above using unsavory beings to kick the Gods’ asses, but the Phantoms are too unpredictable for my taste, ” I said.

Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. Great faith must have great trials.

Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.

No poem should be an urn to contain a meaning, but a net to catch what meanings float through the day.

If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it.

From the age of three on, as far back as I remember, I just knew there was a God behind everything.

I think one of the dangers of humor is becoming seduced by it and sacrificing the story for a few laughs.

The very process of living is a continual interplay between the individual and his environment, often taking the form of a struggle resulting in injury or disease.