The idea of the walls of monastery was to keep everybody else out because you wanted to develop a certain type of life. Most people in the world had different ideas on the subject.

Real happiness is something most people never know. What we experience in deep meditation, that ecstasy is beyond what human beings call happiness

There are those who want to revolutionize the world with meditation. I really don't think that is necessary. The world is already revolutionized.

If someone we love dies, normally the experience might create misery for the rest of your life. But the Kundalini can be released so we can see that there is no death, that the person has just gone on like we all must. We will be following them soon.

In every situation, feel before acting, just for a second. Look for a feeling.

Diet is highly individual. You have to see what your body wants and what is healthy for it.

When you can successfully stop thought for longer periods of time, you do move into other worlds. This can also happen in the very beginning, if a person meditates with someone who is very advanced.