Anyone who seeks enlightenment is going to encounter opposition, whether it is from their society or from non-physical forces or friends or whatever it is. Be strong enough to go through that and win.

Get in touch with nature. The stillness of nature is profound and yet subtle.

Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives.

I was very immersed in the world. I'm very worldly. I love world. I was immersed in my career, in school, in teaching.

In Tantric Zen there is no rule. There is only your immediate experience.

Power comes from doing meditation, leading a controlled life, being conservative, not wasting all your energy on drugs, alcohol and sex and other pastimes. The guideline for all experience is how you feel afterwards.

If you live for a very long while, you will have to watch your friends and loved ones die, your body age and lose its beauty and vigor, and your mental capacities fade.