Self-realization is liberation. Liberation is self-realization.

To think the universe is only composed of the physical universe is to be rather shortsighted.

I'm only here for a while, so I'd like to do what I can.

There are certain areas that you can move to on the earth that will empower you and there are certain areas that can drain you.

You don't have to take drugs to be happy. You don't have to drink to be happy. You don't have to have people around you who love you to be happy. You don't need anything except the clarity of your own mind.

Imagine a vast ocean. Feel that you are part of that ocean. Imagine that each wave in the ocean is slowly moving through you. Feel that each wave is a wave of joy.

There are different pathways that lead to enlightenment. We could say that everyone's life is one of the pathways. Your life is a pathway that leads to enlightenment.