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> [Stop thinking about the audience and what they may be thinking of your music. Just play the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/stop-thinking-about-the-audience-and-what-they-may-be-thinking-of/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

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## More by Philip Toshio Sudo

> [If you find your feet dragging, check your path. You are probably on the wrong one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/if-you-find-your-feet-dragging-check-your-path-you-are-probably-on/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [Put in an honest day's work. It is the building block of a spiritual life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/put-in-an-honest-day-s-work-it-is-the-building-block-of-a-spiritual/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [The only time and place to find enlightenment is in this moment. No need to check your watch. The time is now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/the-only-time-and-place-to-find-enlightenment-is-in-this-moment-no/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/when-mind-and-action-are-separate-zen-is-lost-we-keep-the-two-in-sync/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/when-in-doubt-initiate-say-yes-to-love-to-life-to-joining-in-with/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [The further we travel down the path of enlightenment, the more humble we become. We shouldn't seek to impress others—or allow ourselves to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/the-further-we-travel-down-the-path-of-enlightenment-the-more-humble/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/a-final-word-on-self-criticism-do-not-beat-up-on-yourself-even-if-you/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [there is no yesterday or tomorrow; there is only this moment. Twenty-four hours a day. Seven days a week. Three hundred sixty-five days a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/there-is-no-yesterday-or-tomorrow-there-is-only-this-moment-twenty/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [When you play guitar you are drawing a frame around a moment and saying to the listener, 'Here is how I want you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/when-you-play-guitar-you-are-drawing-a-frame-around-a-moment-and/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [Maturity means learning the value of that which is hard-earned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/maturity-means-learning-the-value-of-that-which-is-hard-earned/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [When we put our keys down, we should be conscious of putting them down. When we pick them up, we should be conscious of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/when-we-put-our-keys-down-we-should-be-conscious-of-putting-them-down/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [We take life for granted, sleepwalking until a shattering event knocks us awake. Zen says, don't wait until the car accident, the cancer diagnosis,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/we-take-life-for-granted-sleepwalking-until-a-shattering-event-knocks/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [Each moment is new. We have never lived it before and will never live it again. It is familiar and unfamiliar at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/each-moment-is-new-we-have-never-lived-it-before-and-will-never-live/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [Zen teaches that our approach to today determines our whole approach to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/zen-teaches-that-our-approach-to-today-determines-our-whole-approach/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

> [For many of us, the computer is the means by which we earn a living. To give it a nod, then, is a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-toshio-sudo/for-many-of-us-the-computer-is-the-means-by-which-we-earn-a-living-to/)

[Philip Toshio Sudo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-toshio-sudo/)

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