Consciousness only has two directions, toward greater consciousness or away from it.

The most important skill you need to successfully navigate a spiritual path is the ability to ask a question, and get an answer.

A spiritual awakening is a spiral path. Zen is about cutting some rings out of the spiral.

Samadhi is a sanskrit word used in the Hindu tradition to indicate cosmic consciousness.

Memento mori is Latin for “remember you must die”. It is a great starting point to discuss zen which is all about skipping to the end.