When you meditate, you focus to clear the mind and to bring the willpower together. But then, toward the end of the session let go, just become eternity.

Buddhism is the study of changing who we are, modifying or perhaps totally restructuring ourselves as perceivers.

I really didn't want to be a part of the world because I found that the world was filled with unkindness. People didn't love each other.

Happiness is found principally in meditation.

Your self is the universe, and you perceive the universe through a state of mind.

The whole quality of your life depends on your state of mind. There are very high states of mind that very few people experience. They are also quite pragmatic and practical and they make you more efficient at living and working in the world.

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.