There is competition in Zen. Let's not be ridiculous. There is competition in everything in life; being a winner in Zen means, competing and winning in the world of enlightenment.

Programming will aid a person in developing their mind and will aid their meditation. I find that people who have pursued programming are doing much better in their meditation.

When I play sports, when I dance, when I teach mysticism, I cannot explain, even to myself, how I do what I do.

Happiness does not mean that everything works out. Usually nothing works out, but you get a kick out of it anyway.

If one thinks of an enlightened person in a negative way, as it hits their aura, it returns very strongly.

Timeless awareness occurs to very few in this world, to step beyond the circle of fear. The body has created a magnificent arena of fear. We have developed ways of seeing life that exclude us from seeing life.

Love is self-realization. Love is liberation. The only way beyond time, to unravel the knot of existence, is to love.