No matter how many times you have failed you must keep going forward. Only when you have become humble will you begin to grasp the meaning of life.

The advanced education in Tantra obviously has to do with the entrance into samadhi, the negation of the self. That is what the path of negation means, not the negation of life, but the negation of anything that is not enlightenment.

Mindfulness is paying attention to what is going on. Just look at beauty. Not just the beauty of things you see with your eyes, but beautiful feelings, beautiful awareness. There is no such thing as reality. Reality is what you make it.

I was very immersed in the world. I'm very worldly. I love world. I was immersed in my career, in school, in teaching.

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

The things you see are real, but they are not a complete seeing - Samsara.

As my meditative experiences grew, I had wonderful relationships. I met the most wonderful women, who meditated and shared certain understandings that I had.