I love people who make mistakes. That's why I'm in the teaching business. I love people who make mistakes because I enjoy watching them learn and helping them, assisting them. I find it a beautiful process.

Well, what is God, then? God is that which watches. God is neither masculine nor feminine, although God can assume any form. God is that eternal reality that is in everything.

Tantric Zen is the exploration of everything, since everything is a part of enlightenment.

In both Surfing the Himalayas and Snowboarding to Nirvana, I have tried to transmit as best I could the spirit of humor, and the sense of humor of the monks I have encountered.

Even though it's not perceivable to the mind or senses, it's there and enlightenment is absolute freedom.

Learn to let go. You do it a little at a time.

The sign of an advanced spiritual person is that they don't think they're an advanced spiritual person until after liberation.