I've played piano for 20 years....(without learning how to read music)...my father is a Zen Sensei....Teacher of the Great Wave Zen Sangha- http://greatwave.org/ I am a buddhist practitioner...not yet even a laymen..nor ordained a monk...meaning i'm choosing what path to take...in other words...changed my life from neg-to positive/etc....and worth getting to know..loyal friend/as well as companion...