The hallmark of a person who is following the pathway to enlightenment is that they bring excellence into everything, no matter how crappy they feel.

A Zen master is someone whose life is one with enlightenment and self-discovery. They can never be separated from that. They've been essentially mastered by Zen.

To be wise doesn't always mean to have a wrinkled face and sparkly eyes. To be wise means to be still inside.

Eternity becomes more beautiful as we age, if we age well. If we age poorly, then we don't improve our minds; we don't refine all the aspects of our being.

Ecstasy can be painful when it's intense enough, when the kundalini surges enough. The ecstasy is so complete, it's overwhelming sometimes.

In Tantric Zen there is no rule. There is only your immediate experience.

You are all dirty and grungy. You go step in the shower and you come out clean. When you enter into the white light, it does something to you.