Discrimination means keeping the negative and unhappy thoughts away and allowing the pretty thoughts to come inside you.

Self is the perception of perception. Beyond self there's no perception of perception.

I feel that there's a certain danger in always being in a lovely rural setting. You can lose touch.

No matter how many times you have failed you must keep going forward. Only when you have become humble will you begin to grasp the meaning of life.

It is a tremendous waste of energy to try to block anyone else. That same energy could be applied to furthering your own success.

Chi is developed through meditation, through studying with one who has a great deal of it.

The way of Zen is to become independent and strong. Don't rely on others for perceptions of life and truth. Do it individually. Go to a teacher of Zen to learn how to do that, not to get answers for individual life situations.