Our bodies demand our attention; our bodies demand that we actually pay attention to what is going on with our lives.

Then, we realize that the degraded cocoon we have been hiding in is revolting, and we want to turn up the lights as far as we can. In fact, we are not turning up the lights, but we are simply opening our eyes wider. We catch a certain kind of fever.

The point is not to convert anyone to our view, but rather to help people wake to their own view, their own sanity.

Our bodies demand our attention; our bodies demand that we actually pay attention to what is going on with our lives.

The trouble with Westerners is that they want to witness their own enlightenment.

Whatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.

Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious, and direct. If we can open, then we suddenly begin to see that our expectations are irrelevant compared with the reality of the situations we are facing.