Granted you want to go beyond ideas and beyond thought, but that takes years of practice. If you must think, think good thoughts, happy thoughts, and constructive thoughts.

You get to the point where you have to wash the dishes. That's the fun in life. Being behind the scenes and doing things for others; being an instrument of that cause. That is the secret teaching.

Tantric Zen is more suited for this age that we live in. It give you rules, but in a gentle way. It's not as demanding.

There's a place this moment comes from, where it's made. Actually, it's like a big factory where they make moments, where they make realities, where they make infinities.

The path is focus. The power of focus is absolutely essential. To stop all thoughts, you have to have tremendous power of focus.

When you are afraid of someone, they can gain power over you, meaning they can drop your energy level.

It is not a good idea to continually repeat a mantra during meditation. Repeating a mantra throughout your mediation causes you to fixate on a specific level of consciousness.