Power is something that is abused. I suppose use and abuse are in the eye of the beholder.

When you are not meditating, eliminate hate, doubt, fear, anxiety, negative thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness, that bind you to a sense of self, of ego.

Buddhism is yoga. Yoga started, who knows when? A long time ago, when the first person found that they could still their thoughts and experience eternity and access the higher planes of mind.

As you gain more discipline over your body, you will find that a corollary discipline will develop in the mind because the two really go together.

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

Why do everything perfectly? Isn't perfection just an illusion? Tell me if it's an illusion if they don't fix your car perfectly next time you bring it in.

Tantra is for the person who has gone beyond the rules. They've learned the rules so well that now they can go beyond them.