Better to be unique than perfect. We are naturally unique, but takes great effort to be perfect. Uniqueness is forever, but perfection temporary. Being unique is perfect....

Religions are like sheep. Their wool warms and protects us. Their bodies provide us sustenance. But, beware of wolves in sheep's clothing. They may make us feel comfortable and safe, but their only interest is to sustain themselves....

There is a nameless place; before time begins; before we are born; before things become the now; a place of infinite possibilities. While no one ever speaks badly of this nameless place, we often curse people and things that come from it. By doing so, we are not encouraging that place to send us something we will cherish....

We don't need to worry about the future as that will be what it will be. However, we need to worry about the past, what we remember and how we remember it, as that will frame how we experience the present....

The luckiest are those who recognize they have been lucky, for they will recognize other lucky opportunities that come their way.  ...

When a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?   Mu (nothing). There is no tree, forest or sound, as they are all manifestations of our consciousness. The universe is not an infinite number of things; only one thing: the universe. Consciousness creates an infinite number of things out of the universe....

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few." -- Shunryu Suzuki Experts think of possibilities based on their experience. The inexperienced are not likewise constrained....