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

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

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

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.

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 smile.

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, then play.

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.

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-not in words.

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 won't have noticed.

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

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 there is to zen.

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

Only the power of light illuminates our thoughts and our being.

Another benefit of going to Cornell is that 90 percent of your friends are doctors.

I like being on the margins. You work better there.

Invest in people who will take care of you when you're old.

It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.

I've been burdened by questions I've asked myself a thousand times since the last time we were together. Why did I do it? And would I do it again? It was I, you see, who ended it.

People rarely do what they don't want to.

Sin is cruelty and injustice, all else is peccadillo.