Buddhism is the study of changing who we are, modifying or perhaps totally restructuring ourselves as perceivers.

We call it the transmission of the lamp in Zen. That's when we take enlightened states of mind and literally, you can transfer them, just like you can hand somebody flowers.

Real meditation engenders humility and purity, always. Yet I don't really think it demands any kind of lifestyle.

You are a part of everything. You are like the guys in the bar and that gal on the corner with the red dress. We are a little bit of everyone. Let's not get too fancy here.

Self-realization is a very quiet thing. It's not flashy. No one might see you light up a room. No one might observe anything

You are not a singular self. You are a corporation. Inside you is eternity. A human being is not so simple.

If you can't think of an enlightened person positively, don't think of them at all.