Samadhi is an experience of such depth, such joy, such indifference and such love, that nothing else is really like it or worthwhile in comparison, yet it gives shape, color and meaning to everything.

There is competition in Zen. Let's not be ridiculous. There is competition in everything in life; being a winner in Zen means, competing and winning in the world of enlightenment.

You never seem to hear about psychic occult attack in spiritual literature. This knowledge has been conveniently forgotten.

Discriminate between the transient and the eternal. Learn to move from complete control to complete abandon.

Before beginning an activity always first empty yourself of thoughts regarding what you are about to do.

The description of the world that most people have is very limited. They are in the fog. Once in a while a genuine insight comes through.

You want to be happy; of course, that isn't how you get to be happy; because if you want to be happy, you are going to be sitting around being unhappy because you're not happy.