Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.
My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline...
It evolved from my experience in the fifties growing up during the McCarthy...
I never close a door on any other religion. Most of the time some part of it makes sense to me. I don't believe everyone has to chant just because I chant. I believe all religion is about touching something inside of yourself.