The most precious thing to me will always be the present moment

 Dive down into the deep
 Backward through the haze
 There is a mighty seed
 That’s attracted you since everlasting moments
 Jump into the abyss
 To the bottom of your soul
 Dig up what there is
 sleeping giant waiting to awake

 Calling the warriors
 Now is the time for us
 Release the warriors
 Conceive the genius
 In you

 The peaceful warrior’s way is founded not on my opinion or a set of beliefs
 But rather on reality as it unfolds
 It’s not about morals or moral concepts
 It’s about action and consequence
 It takes courage to live in this world
 And it takes courage to love in this world
 That’s why I describe all of us as peaceful warriors in training in the school of daily life

 Instantly you feel
 That you are not alone
 Arising from the unreal
 Is an army of lovers standing by your side

 Calling the warriors…

 I once saw a little man on a bullet train on a train station in Japan
 And his job was to clean the platform
 And I saw him polishing the railing
 And he took such pride in doing this work that most of us would consider not very creative work But he was like a zen master
 This was his service
 And it is no less important and no lower status than an author, musician, doctor, lawyer
 As long as we do what we do well
 And we remember that we’re doing it for these other parts of ourselves we call other people
 To me that is the important thing

 Calling the warriors…

 One of the most interesting definitions of enlightenment I’ve ever heard and I never forgot
 Enlightenment was described as: having one’s heart and mind rise to the heights of ecstasy
 And then sink to the depth of despair alternating at the speed of light between the two
 The world is unfolding perfectly — just as it is

 Calling the warriors…