Learn to meditate. It's fun. It will give you a strong, wonderful mind.

I find it ironic to read stories about myself which have never occurred and are simply so absurd that they are comical. At other times, it is very painful to be so misinterpreted and vilified.

The purpose of all our explanations is not to have you understand anything, but for you to snap from the understanding of the intellect to the understanding of pure spirit. All our explanations work backwards.

In mysticism we deal with dreaming and the fields of perception.

The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time -- a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken.

The description of the world that most people have is very limited. They are in the fog. Once in a while a genuine insight comes through.

In Zen we strive to bring both the mind and the body into perfect combination, so that there is no intrinsic difference between them.