Occupy yourself with what's in your life now. Address those situations and subjects as fully as possible with your best efforts. That is what produces happiness and clarity and knowledge and power.

Meditate. Look at the candle flame - or whatever object you have chosen to gaze upon - with intensity.

There are many great bands of perception in the universe. There are both organic and inorganic bands of perception.

I don't know how much you know about Zen, but you'll know less when I'm done with you.

The person who practices advanced meditation is usually not married, some are. They usually don't have children, some do. But chances are they will not marry or have children because it demands to much time.

The Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.

You must have tremendous power of focus to direct your life and not allow all these variant forces, different vibrations, to enter you.