Zazen isn't about blissing out or going into an alpha brain-wave trance. It's about facing who and what you really are, in every single goddamn moment. And you aren't bliss, I'll tell you that right now. You're a mess. We all are.

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2015) - ISBN: 9781614293163