Once you've done that, push the thought of no thought away.

There are people in the Himalayas who are thousands of years old. But that's just a power, you see. It would seem to me that would suggest a tremendous aversion to the experience of death.

Societies on this planet are based upon fear, not upon love. The strong dominate the weak.

When you're around the aura of humanity in those cities, you can't feel anything.

The deeper inner teachings are presented to very few because few would understand them. The exoteric teachings are presented to many.

There is something beyond power. The totality of one's being. Some call it nirvana. We have a higher destiny. Before you can scratch the surface, you have to bring your life into order.

From my own personal encounters and studies with both Tantric and Zen Buddhist monks, I have found them to be humorous, warm, charming, and compassionate.