Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.

The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation. I can't contrive a song.

Hard to restrain, unstable is this mind; it flits wherever it lists. Good it is to control the mind. A controlled mind brings happiness.

A strong personal philosophy does more than sustain us through the tragedies of life. It also stains us daily in everything we think and do. It gives us optimism and hope.

The answers are never "out there." All the answers are "in there," inside you, waiting to be discovered.

For what is truth? In matters of relogion, it is simply the opinion that has survived. In matters of science, it is the ultimate sensation. In matters of art, it is one's last mood.