The good news is that we don't last. Thank heavens! Because to continue the drama of who you are, is boring, ultimately. The universe is our friend because it kills us - and that's what friends are for.

Bow and offer your meditation to Eternity, as you would offer a Flower to your lover.

Think about the flowers. Life is just a bunch of pretty pictures. All this is supposed to do is force you beyond the mind, when you realize that you can't figure it out.

Flaky devotionalism, bowing and scraping and sucking up to the teacher is very phony. It is counterproductive to enlightenment and spiritual development. What is necessary is mutual respect.

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

You can be alone too in the city streets, among the crowds. We are all alone.

The mystical kundalini is something that I normally use when we're on field trips, when we go to a place of power.