There is a time you can't turn it back. When a person is very destructive, when they hate you tremendously, you have to disassociate with them.

I dive all over the world: Fiji, Australia, the Caribbean, Hawaii, and many other places.

In Zen we strive to bring both the mind and the body into perfect combination, so that there is no intrinsic difference between them.

I would define the proper use of power as something that creates happiness for yourself and others.

Discriminate between the transient and the eternal. Learn to move from complete control to complete abandon.

The high priests and priestesses taught the children the secret meditation techniques, along with methods and ways of living that would increase their pranic levels and help them develop their psychic skills.

You might say living in a monastery cuts down the commutation time. That alone gives you a couple extra hours a day to meditate. In a monastery you lead a relatively simply life. You don't need a lot of possessions.