The person who did all of these things has gone away, vanished without a trace in the ecstasy of existence.

The teaching that we receive is not necessarily very accurate. The value systems that our cultures have developed are not every open. They are very restrictive. We live in an age that is not enlightened.

It is easier to develop the mind through meditation than it is just through athletic practice. If you put the two together, it will be unbelievable.

You can simulate perfection, but it's not the same. Some one can do a copy of Rembrandt, but it's not a Rembrandt. It doesn't have the vibration or the power.

It is possible to take energy from someone else. This is usually done in close, emotional sexual relationships.

Put on the music, and listen. Zazen means to sit, to listen. You're listening to enlightenment, to the universes, to the planes of mind.

The second stage of meditation begins when you can successfully stop thought for long periods of time. At this point you move beyond the awareness of this world.