The Zen master walks in his garden, alone. There is no traffic there. There is no shopping there. There are only the flowers.

I know a lot of wealthy people in West Los Angeles. Money doesn't necessarily make you happy.

If you can marry a handsome man or a beautiful woman and you have two choices and both people are equally nice or obnoxious, you might as well marry the wealthy one.

Those who practice deserve your respect. If you respect them, you respect yourself. It's easy to be critical, but it does no good. What's important is to be supportive of all who practice.

At the time of death, whatever you have focused on the most will determine your next life.

This lifetime right now you have a specific destiny. You are destined to die at a certain time, to make a certain amount of money, to have certain associations and friendships.

Mysticism is the hidden way. It is the most difficult to discuss, because it involves the exploration of perceptual states which are difficult to describe in words.