The opening to reality, as it really is, is beauty.

Sleep just gives the ego a little time out. It has to stay strong in order to be something that it isn't.

I love being free enough that I can be so intimate with people, and that people are free enough that we can all be intimate with each other!

That's what every uncomfortable feeling is for-that's what pain is for, what money is for, what everything in the world is for: your self-realization.

When you discover that all happiness is inside you, the wanting and needing are over, and life gets very exciting.

I'm not in Iraq. I'm here in California. Have I had an argument with my husband today? Have I been at war with someone in my life today - or with myself? Let me work on that. That way war is ending somewhere in the world.

The Work is four questions and a turnaround. The Work is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering and violence in the world. The Work is a very, very simple process. It's for anyone who can answer a question that is willing to. It takes a bit of willingness and an open mind.