I don't believe in anything, yet I believe emphatically in almost everything. It all depends on what seems appropriate at the time.

If meditate on the third eye and have headaches it means you are trying to pull in too much power from the occult chakra. The danger is obsession.

When you do things in a selfish way, let alone a destructive way, then you are bound by that karma. Your state of mind will go down. You will find yourself becoming depressed, nervous, anxious and upset.

In the West the wise are usually thought of as leaders. In the East, the wise are very often though of as followers.

Those who are already adept at some disciplines of the body will find that the study of Zen and meditation will give you much more control than you now have.

Don't judge others. Always be open to them. Avoid the cult mentality, you know, the super-slick, "I'm superior because I meditate, because I'm on the pathway to enlightenment," the subtle ego nonsense, terrible trap.

There is something to this fabric of life that is beautiful. If you find the world unpleasant, I don't think that is wisdom. That is a sign of a lack of wisdom.