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. — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
If you find your feet dragging, check your path. You are probably on the wrong one. — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
Put in an honest day's work. It is the building block of a spiritual life. — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
The only time and place to find enlightenment is in this moment. No need to check your watch. The time is now. — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention. — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
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,… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
When you play guitar you are drawing a frame around a moment and saying to the listener, 'Here is how I want you to… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
Maturity means learning the value of that which is hard-earned. — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
When we put our keys down, we should be conscious of putting them down. When we pick them up, we should be conscious of… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
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,… — Philip Toshio Sudo Copy Share Image
