There are so many traps. There are so many opportunities. Life is a river and we take our boat and we go down it.

There is no end and there is no beginning. There is only eternity. Eternity can be warm. eternity can be cold and ruthless.

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

Your mantrum is the awareness of the dream - to enjoy and appreciate and have gratitude for all; neither to condemn nor to liberate, but to observe.

There is the physical world that we live in, which we perceive through the senses, but there are other worlds. Right in front of you there are other worlds, right now. Those worlds are as real, if you will, as the physical world.

Sports and athletics can be a path in Zen, in concordance with daily practice of zazen meditation. You need to move with your spirit, not just with your body.

Most martial arts have to do with the mind, ultimately. The ability to be unafraid, to walk away from a fight without fear - that is control.