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“One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.”
“I'm not very experienced with boys or the whole dating thingy.”
“Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.”
“A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.”
“I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.”
“Exercise is amazing, from the inside out. I feel so alive and have more energy.”
“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”
“To escape from the world means that one's mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.”
“Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,Without looking for the traces I may have left;A cuckoo's song beckons me to return home;Hearing this, I tilt my head to seeWho has told me to turn ...”
“Only those who have the great capacity of genuine trust can enter this realm [the realm of the buddhas]. Those who have no trust are unable to accept it, however much they hear it.”
“Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions.”
“Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others' faults, then naturally seniors and venera...”
“This was the lesson we kept learning over and over and over, the lesson our mother was best capable of teaching us. Lovewhatever else it might or might not bewas fleeting. Love stormed into your li...”
“Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment. (From 'Fukan zazengi')”
“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.”
“Nothing can be gained by extensive study and wide reading. Give them up immediately.”
“When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots, but just paint Spring. To paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots is to paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots - it ...”
“To enter the Buddha Way is to stop discriminating between good and evil and to cast aside the mind that says this is good and that is bad.”
“Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.”
“So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!”
“Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half the time: You're in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you're onstage performing for 60...”
“I want to let my fans get to know a little about me. I'm very thankful for everything they've done for me so, of course, I'm going to let them into my world a bit. But I really am a very private pe...”
