At the time of death, whatever you have focused on the most will determine your next life.

Nirvana has nothing do with any of this. None of this is there.

Most people exist in very clouded states of mind. It's sort of like when you're underwater in a big swimming pool and you open your eyes, and you can't see very far and everything is distorted.

There are ten thousand states of mind. The culmination of the states of mind you have gone through will create your next lifetime.

My teacher knew that I always had a girlfriend. For some reason, he never said anything to me about it.

The Zen master walks in his garden, alone. There is no traffic there. There is no shopping there. There are only the flowers.

You need to constantly examine your life, inner and outer, to see where you are losing and gaining power.