Everything is part of one web, one matrix of existence, beyond discussion. This is our true self in its undifferentiated form.

The person who gives selflessly in this lifetime immediately goes into a better state of mind. That is instant karma.

The avoidance of that which causes you pain does not produce enlightenment. It produces avoidance. Religion is the avoidance of pain and suffering.

The Zen master can see precisely what it will take to cause your awareness to become free. But the Zen master can't do it for you.

Meditation, in the beginning, is just replacement thinking. Instead of having the usual negative things that wander around in your mind, you are replacing those with very bright images.

I'm an observer of life. I like to watch people, and I like to watch cactus. I like to talk to mountains and communicate with my friends in the other spheres and dimensions.

There's degradation of the environment. But the real issue is the degradation of one's inner environment.