I would go out into the desert. The desert was my teacher. I didn't know about gurus and wise people-I wasn't a reader.

When you question what you believe, you leave the world, really, and what the world believes. It puts you in a very interesting position.

Questioning our stressful thoughts, we come to see they're not true.

Even breathing is a contribution.

I like to say understanding is the power.

Lack of understanding is always painful.

I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They're all recycled. The same stressful thoughts arise in each mind one way or another, sooner or later.