I would define the proper use of power as something that creates happiness for yourself and others.

Consciousness, like a complex system of software, has thousands of levels of nested, self-accessing subroutines

The human life form vibrates at a certain rate, but all vibratory rates are not suitable for human life. So it's very necessary to meditate on higher octave energy, on the clear light, on joy, on happiness.

Lao Tsu uses the anology of the tree. The old hard tree breaks and falls when the wind blows. The young tree bends and does not break. He advises us to bend and not to break.

What is perfect? From the Zen mind, perfection is not being there.

Buddhists believe that you are who you are today is because of who you have been in all your past lives.

Duality is a part of reality, and there is definitely winning and losing. If you don't think so talk to someone who has beaten cancer, talk to somebody who hasn't.