Fighting your ego is a melodrama of the ego.

Don't regret the past or fear the future. Both bring misery through self-doubt.

Passion is the energy that love creates with no object other than itself.

Pure physical sensation, social status, sexual attraction, and feeling like a winner are generally superficial, which is why people hunger for them repeatedly.The only goal worth attaining is complete freedom to be yourself, without illusions and false beliefs.The past and the future exist only in imagination. Everything you did before has no reality. Everything you will do afterward has no reality. Only the thing you are doing now is real.

Mindfulness creates centered awareness. When you do one thing at a time, you're guaranteed excellent results. If you do too many things simultaneously, it messes up your neural circuits. Focus on one thing at a time.

We may experience a realization of our true Self the first time we meditate, but most often the process of awakening is gradual.

I sing my song for a living, and I don't really worry about who listens or what they think. But it seems to make a living.