You don't have to take drugs to be happy. You don't have to drink to be happy. You don't have to have people around you who love you to be happy. You don't need anything except the clarity of your own mind.

You must be accommodating with your teacher. You must have a sense of humor about your teacher and the impossible things they ask you to do.

The anti-pleasure movement in self-discovery is very strong. I have big news for them, if they ever get to enlightenment, which is unlikely the way they're approaching it, they're going to find that enlightenment is very pleasurable.

When you go into the planes of light, all of the incorrect ways of seeing and understanding life that you pick up are washed away.

Without money, you are powerless in this world. You are totally subject to whatever happens. To be without money in the physical world is to be powerless.

You gain power through practicing meditation and concentration. You gain power by doing anything you like that makes you feel good. You gain power by being happy.

Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete.