I think the most miraculous thing is learning. I get out of the way and let the students learn. Then you get to watch this amazing thing happen.

In Zen, and in other forms of self discovery, we do have a transference that occurs where psychically, information, blocks of attention, are transferred to the student.

When you manipulate others your attention level drops and you become prey, for you have dropped to the plane of manipulation.

If you are finding that you can stop thought longer and longer, I would say your life is bringing power into your being. You are gaining things out from that field behind the house.

If I ever write an autobiography about teaching meditation in the West, I'll call it "Pissing In the Wind - Teaching Buddhism in America".

Some people meditate because they want to get the larger picture on life. It could get kind of discouraging if this was all there was.

All of the exoteric teachings are only designed to give you the type of life that will allow you to practice the esoteric teachings.