Material success is not something that will bind you, unless you become attached to it, any more than poverty will liberate you.

Don Juan, in the teacings of Carlos Castaneda, makes the same point. You have to fool people into seeking knowlege. People will not do it of their own volition.

When your spirit is free and your body is well developed, magic occurs. You are able to let go and become the play.

What will increase one person's personal power will not necessarily be the same for another.

Be a great capitalist. Be a great socialist. Be a great whatever you want to be, but do it with style, clarity and precision. That is the hallmark of those who seek higher knowledge and truth.

Nature soothes us. Nature heals us, and something more, the woods are a place of power.

If someone has something you want, they can wrap you - they can make you think that they've got something that you have to get from them. They're the exclusive source. They are the only one who can make you happy.