My teacher knew that I always had a girlfriend. For some reason, he never said anything to me about it.

If you're a person who just wants to be in the world and doesn't want any knowledge, then I don't know what you are doing with this tape. Turn it off immediately.

In mysticism, there's more of a sense of adventure, of camaraderie.

The Buddhists believe that everything in life is random. There are patterns that are intrinsic to life. We don't know why, we just know they're there like the DNA. We have no idea.

Most people put the cart before the horse, which is an interesting way to go through life. They approach everything directly. In Zen we approach everything backwards or inside out.

When you live a life devoid of ritual and convention, with honesty and self-effacement, then you are on the road to freedom.

I am simply a human being who is fascinated by the life process.