When we see a hero, on the one hand, we applaud them; on the other hand, there is something in a lot of people that wants to tear the hero down.

You cannot be born and you cannot die. You will exist in a universe that goes on forever. That is the ultimate horror from the Zen point of view. You could be unhappy forever.

If you want to become enlightened, you've got to get all the bullshit out of your life. You have to clear up your mind completely.

Be careful of someone who starts asking a lot of questions about you. Start asking a lot of questions about them. Turn it around.

When you love someone, you shouldn't feel that they should love in return. You have to give people freedom.

Programming will aid a person in developing their mind and will aid their meditation. I find that people who have pursued programming are doing much better in their meditation.

I have yet to see a career that is similar in benefit as computer science for doing the advanced exercises.