As I'm sure you know by now, most people aren't really very happy. Beyond their surface appearances, the smiles they wear for the rest of the world, most people are soul-sick.

Consider the way you speak and your use of language; it's a reflection of your warrior spirit.

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

If you start picking up other people's impressions while you are meditating, then instead of clearing yourself, you are just going to completely glom yourself up to the point where there is no meditation.

Opinions are secondary when dealing with reality. They're subjective reflections.

In the Far East, we look at life in terms of circles. In the West, they look at life more in terms of squares and rectangles.

The samurais were very interested in Zen because they admired the tremendous precision that the Zen Masters had, their lack of fear and pain and their absolute lack of fear of death.