Happiness is found principally in meditation.

Big Sur is a fascinating place. It is one of the true power places in America.

The continuity of perception is an individualized being, when that continuity is lost, the being no longer exists as they have been.

It's always better to be conservative in action. One must always consider the dangers in the world.

In the enlightenment cycle, attention is paid to bringing back the awareness field from other lives. This does not simply mean memory, but rather the internal power and intelligence that you have amassed in other lifetimes.

Reciprocity, a symbiotic relationship, is a relationship in which two people have worked out certain terms. I am using you in certain ways; you are using me in certain ways. That is a balanced relationship.

You come back to the beginning. That's why in the "Searching for the Ox" sequence, at the very end of that sequence of the Zen paintings, we're back in the world again.