Who we are varies according to our awareness. When you are more aware, you are someone else than when you are less aware.

Begin to see that life is very, very complex. It is made up of thousands of dimensions of wonder.

Meditation is not impractical or unrealistic, nor is it difficult to integrate with any lifestyle or age, in that it's timeless, although it occurs in time.

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.

Never think too much of yourself. Realize you are only an instrument of eternity. Do not get stuck in that terrible trap. You can lose everything.

The imbalance I speak of in the world, which we see manifested in wars, violence, poverty and other depressed social conditions stems from a lack of knowledge.

Buddhism has existed forever, just like we have, and occasionally it's codified; it's put together into a system by someone who likes to codify.