I think the most miraculous thing is learning. I get out of the way and let the students learn. Then you get to watch this amazing thing happen.

What makes us happy is to have a spiritual experience ... that experience of ecstasy in the deepest meditation; that's happiness.

In Tantric Buddhism our feeling is that there is no problem with the sensual world unless you have a tremendous attraction or aversion to it.

If are in a situation with too many people in your life and you want to go into higher attention, look in the mirror. You are being blocked. Do something about it. It might be hard.

When you love someone, you shouldn't feel that they should love in return. You have to give people freedom.

Meditate and bath in the light of eternity. Nothing else is worthwhile.

The purpose of life is to love, not necessarily to be loved.