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.

You're looking for purity, something that just isn't all garbled, someplace where you can feel the earth again, where you can feel what the wind feels like, where you can see the stars at night, and actually, not just look at little dots in the sky, but feel an energy from them.

Buddhism is the study of changing who we are, modifying or perhaps totally restructuring ourselves as perceivers.

Of course, there are the old hardcore teacher types like me who sit around and tell jokes, realizing, what's the difference anyway - it's all timeless.

Find things that make you feel still, that make you feel good.

Anyone who meditates for a period of time will gradually become more sensitized to all of life.

We've done this before in other worlds, in other lives. It is our strength, law, medicine, entertainment, and computers, the networking of energy. All of these are arts.