Perception is the ability to be conscious of self and that which is other than self. Without thinking about it, a distinction is made between who we are and what we perceive.

At every moment, you have the opportunity to crap out. The world will always tell you to play it safe and just be dead.

Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and eventually give you access to your infinite mind.

You need to have the humility to accept your limitations as long as they're there, and have the humility to accept their end when that time comes.

Knowledge and power doesn't come from an entity, it comes from within yourself. What can these things tell you, to put five bucks on Snowflake in the third race?

Obstructions on the way to enlightenment, are you kidding? Hey, they crucify people here. You think this is an easy place?

Krishna says, fight. He says, go out on the battlefield and kill those people whom it's your job to kill; and whether they were your friends or not, you have to look at the big picture. In the big picture, you can't go kill anybody, you can't be killed.