The most noble of all pursuits is to be enlightened, to know truth, to have knowledge and yet be beyond even truth and knowledge, to be God.

I read a great deal, avoided the comapny of the children in school who seemed superfical, and fell in love with nature.

A Buddhist is working not just to get paid, but working to advance spiritually. You shouldn't create a syntactical break in your mind between your career and your religious practice.

As you study computer science you develop this wonderful mental acumen, particularly with relational databases, systems analysis, and artificial intelligence.

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.

The danger to power is obsession - power junkies. You need a very strong mind and humor to balance yourself. If you don't, you will get shredded.

Overcoming fear is a critical factor for anyone who wishes to be really happy, or anyone who wishes to become enlightened