Flaky devotionalism, bowing and scraping and sucking up to the teacher is very phony. It is counterproductive to enlightenment and spiritual development. What is necessary is mutual respect.

We live in a sensual world, and at the same time we live beyond it - billions of dimensions that are nonphysical, we experience them when we stop thought.

All of the universes are but phantoms, mirages, and while they have their own essence, their own pantomime - they pass forgotten.

I was drawn to be very solitary as a scholar. I lived a very quiet life, aloof, with my books, with my walks in nature, meditating, and of course with my teacher.

Once you become very powerful and advanced, you must be willing to go back to school and start over, and go to a wise person who will show you the way. Very few people are willing to do that.

Each of your excursions is balanced by the strengthening of the tonal.

The emptiness of play is when there is no self present. There is no one playing - there is only play itself taking place, perfect fluid motion.