It's considered very, very bad karma, if I can cut to the chase, to take power from a teacher and not use it for something very positive.

Personal power is the reflection of a person of knowledge. A person of knowledge, an enlightened person, a person even close to enlightenment, has a great deal of personal power.

Tantric Zen is more suited for this age that we live in. It give you rules, but in a gentle way. It's not as demanding.

Rise above the limited conditions of pleasure and pain, success and failure, happiness and sorrow, that all the countless unenlightened beings in creation are slaves to.

If you are in a state of mind in which all things are one, then you can spend your time in lingerie shops.

Learn to be happy in any and all circumstances, whether you're experiencing pleasure or pain, whether there's loss or gain, whether the world loves you or hates you. Learn to be happy.

It is really important that you live in a place that has good energy. Where you sleep, where you dream, where you meditate, where you spend a lot of time is key.