I entered a spiritual community when I was 20, which I was in for 11 year, with very strict meditative practices, with an Eastern teacher. It was very much like a religious order.

None of this has ever been or will ever be; all is an appearance, all is an illusion. Illusions are truth. All illusions are real. We say illusion, meaning that they're shadows.

It is necessary to have a very liberal and simultaneously very conservative mentality to practice Tantric Zen.

To suffer because of anything you see, feel or experience here in the world of moment to moment is a mistake. It is like becoming upset over a frightening dream.

There are people who just can't handle life because they've thrown away too much of their reason.

At extremely high processing speeds we are able to find patterns of order in what other people would perceive as chaos.

Psychic beings are childlike, delicate and easily destroyed.