In high school I was drawn to the study of literature, poetry Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, drama, you name it - I read it.

There are a lot of human beings out there who are very hostile towards anything that rocks their perceptual boat.

Some tried to kill him; there were assassination attempts. Some hated him ... this is par for the course.

By perfecting the practices of zazen and mindfulness, by learning patience and love and by realizing the essential emptiness of all phenomena, you will discover nirvana.

As Buddhists, our only task is to keep our room clean.

I am a producer of both rock and New Age music, I generally like all categories of music. In particular, I enjoy Ozzy's stage presence.

Those who are already adept at some disciplines of the body will find that the study of Zen and meditation will give you much more control than you now have.