Cultivate Peace Of Mind Which Does Not

The More You Look, The More You See.

Morality Is Not A Simple Set Of Rules. It's A Very Complex Struggle Of Conflicting Patterns Of Values. This Conflict Is The Residue Of Evolution. As New Patters Evolve They Come Into Conflict With Old Ones. Each Stage Of Evolution Creates In Its Wake A Wash Of Problems.

To An Experienced Zen Buddhist, Asking If One Believes In Zen Or One Believes In The Buddha, Sounds A Little Ludicrous, Like Asking If One Believes In Air Or Water. Similarly Quality Is Not Something You Believe In, Quality Is Something You Experience.

Art Is Anything You Can Do Well. Anything You Can Do With Quality.

How Are You Going To Teach Virtue If You Teach The Relativity Of All Ethical Ideas? Virtue, If It Implies Anything At All, Implies An Ethical Absolute. A Person Whose Idea Of What Is Proper Varies From Day To Day Can Be Admired For His Broadmindedness, But Not For His Virtue.