I think perhaps the greatest book ever written was Ulysses by James Joyce.

Tantra is for the person who has gone beyond the rules. They've learned the rules so well that now they can go beyond them.

The person who's in the Zen monastery, who's doing a kind of poor job at meditating and a half-ass job cleaning the gardens is not doing very good yoga.

Lao Tsu found Taoism easy to reconcile withthe world of human beings, which is interesting because with all the nature imagery, one might think it was in some way antithetical to contempory life.

The subtle physical body protects the body's physical health. It is the radiant life force that is you. When you get sick, it is because there is a problem with your subtle physical body.

Tragedy is the violation of love.

The Zen master can see precisely what it will take to cause your awareness to become free. But the Zen master can't do it for you.