In Zen we do everything perfectly. We feel that our outer actions are a reflection of our inner state. We call it mindfulness.

To be wise doesn't always mean to have a wrinkled face and sparkly eyes. To be wise means to be still inside.

If the Zen master sees that it will cause a person to progress, he will ask that person to do a task. The task is charged with power if it's performed properly. It's a koan between yourself and the Zen Master.

Karma means that through your thoughts and feelings and actions, you are generating a state of mind. That state of mind has a view. That view will cause things to happen to you or not happen to you.

If you learn to lead your life strategically and strongly, you can overcome the opposition. But running away, you never overcome anything. The pathway to enlightenment is for the warrior, the samurai.

I know a lot of ways to happiness! I also know some pretty fast shortcuts to misery.

When you sit and meditate and begin to experience expanded states of mind, you will be afraid. The light makes most people very, very afraid. The only way to overcome the fear is walking down into the light.