Some people think Taoism means not doing anything, just going on with your life. That has little or nothing to do with Taoism.

Human beings have become so afraid of the unknown, themselves, and each other that they deprive themselves of that innate ecstasy and love of life which comes with a human body, mind and spirit, by hiding behind the empty shell of their ego.

Human beings, when they encounter that which can't be understood, either run away from it, run towards it blindly, or just rationalize it out of existence.

If you want to become enlightened, you've got to get all the bullshit out of your life. You have to clear up your mind completely.

Since there were others, a long time ago, who were kind enough to give me a hard time and allow me to study with them, I try and express the same Buddhist courtesy.

The most knowledgeable person is not necessarily the person who runs the government, nor the church, nor the business.

Tantric Zen, and the people who practice it, of course, make some people feel extremely uncomfortable.