Avoiding things that drain you is more important than gaining energy.

You can take power from others; you can steal it. It is not a very high-grade power. It will give you a certain amount of access to a better life; but it corrupts the individual.

The emphasis in tantra is not what you find yourself doing, it's on meditation.

The Tibetan Buddhist realization is that mind does not have any particular qualities or attributes of its own. It's clear - clear light.

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.

Happiness is not dependent upon outer circumstance. Happiness is falling in love with everything around you, everything inside of you.

Think of your mind as a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it will become.