In writing Snowboarding to Nirvana I have intentionally written an inspirational spiritual adventure story, which will hopefully provide people with metaphysical techniques, spiritual knowledge, hope and a brighter view of life.

Many people, including Buddhist monks, spend thousands of hours sitting in what they call meditation. In reality, what they're doing is thinking and ruminating upon their problems.

I was very dawn to people I loved, to my family, to my father, to my sister, to my brothers.

If the tonal collapses completely, then you're crazy functionally, you're psychotic.

The Zen master can see precisely what it will take to cause your awareness to become free. But the Zen master can't do it for you.

It is the Buddhist belief that at every moment the universe is not only dying but being reborn.

Find a teacher and devote yourself to the study, but in a balanced way, not a fanatical way.