The continuity of perception is an individualized being, when that continuity is lost, the being no longer exists as they have been.

When the world stops, time stops.

It is better when you are in the world. You know how much pain there is. You can tell how established you are in the light. To remove yourself from the things you desire or things you find difficult to deal with is no answer.

There are those who feel that meditation is unrealistic or takes them out of the world, and if that was your experience with mediation, you weren't meditating.

When I go visit my brother monks in Japan and sit down with other Zen Masters, they look at my crazy clothes and my strange expression, but they feel the power that emanates from my dedication to the practice. So they are comfortable with me, yet they're very uncomfortable.

They can't stop you if, in your heart, you seek enlightenment, empowerment, balance and knowledge.

When you think an angry thought about someone, it's like hitting them.