When you visit the Zen Monasteries, one of the first things required is that you bring a donation. They have to pay for those monasteries. The upkeep is fantastic. The monks have to be fed, and so on.

I am a liberated teacher. A person who meditates with me, even though they may be thousands of miles away, will draw that light into them.

Power has destroyed many people - not really. Power doesn't destroy anyone. People apply it poorly and it can ruin their lives. Power is like fire. Fire is neither good nor bad. It's how you use it.

You don't have to do anything to meditate. That's what makes it so difficult. Everybody wants to do something.

There are certain areas that you can move to on the earth that will empower you and there are certain areas that can drain you.

The place that you gain the most power is within your own mind. Stopping thought generates power. That is why people meditate. The longer you can stop thought, the more power you gain.

Happiness is separate from daily experience. If picking the right door on the game show makes you happy, then you will be unhappy in the future because eventually you will pick a wrong door.