Human beings, when they encounter that which can't be understood, either run away from it, run towards it blindly, or just rationalize it out of existence.

A person who doesn't dress well, who doesn't spend time and attention with their physical being, has a very loose being.

Even though it's not perceivable to the mind or senses, it's there and enlightenment is absolute freedom.

The mind is like a computer. It runs programs. Most of the software has been poorly written. It is written in the language of fear.

Those who are already adept at some disciplines of the body will find that the study of Zen and meditation will give you much more control than you now have.

You'll notice all around the Hindu temples couples, statues and drawings, in various erotic forms of love-making. This used to give the British a lot of trouble because they were kind of white and uptight. It didn't quite fit. How could a temple of God be covered with pictures of people, in their term, fornicating?

It is necessary to learn how to do a systems analysis of your life, to learn about the effects of places, people, jobs. There are millions of things that go into the study of meditation.