def generate(self, z_mu=None):
        """ Generate data by sampling from latent space.
        
        If z_mu is not None, data for this point in latent space is
        generated. Otherwise, z_mu is drawn from prior in latent 
        space.        
        """
        if z_mu is None:
            z_mu = np.random.normal(size=self.network_architecture["n_z"])
        # Note: This maps to mean of distribution, we could alternatively
        # sample from Gaussian distribution
        return self.sess.run(self.x_reconstr_mean, 
                             feed_dict={self.z: z_mu})