As far as I'm concerned, the spiritual life is just like any other endeavor-you can succeed or fail. And when the goal is actual evolution beyond ego in an intersubjective context, success or failure is plain for all to see.

We have to be willing to give up all the injustices of the past that did exist - and that do exist right now. When we become interested in liberation, we then become interested in that which transcends time.

We have been very conditioned by the cultures that we come from and are usually very identified with the particular gender that we happen to be a member of.

Our true nature is free of any and all notions of gender, of any notions of difference whatsoever.

The mess of the human condition is that fundamental trust has not yet been realized. The true value of profound spiritual experience lies in the discovery of that fundamental trust.

One of the most extraordinary things about being a spiritual teacher is the rare privilege of being able to look deeply into the very souls of many human beings at the same time.

Spiritual experiences and their results are not meant for the individual. They are for the evolution of the whole race.