Find things that make you feel still, that make you feel good.

The spirit of the West, of America, is different than the East. The cultural conditioning is very different. It seems to be harder for people to work in teams, more difficult for people here to live in harmony, in a monastery.

We want to know what our self is. We are the sky. Our thoughts are the birds that come and go. You can enjoy the birds and their beauty, but it is the sky that lasts.

When I leave the body someday, I can help people just as effectively if they focus upon me.

Tantric Zen is the awareness of the infinitude of all things. To gain that awareness, to be it, is enlightenment.

The universe is always ecstasy and it's always perfect, but we don't perceive it that well. If we keep doing our yoga in every lifetime, we perceive it more correctly.

Those who are already adept at some disciplines of the body will find that the study of Zen and meditation will give you much more control than you now have.