Physical circumstance will not cause happiness. Or if it does, there is the fear of loss. Now you are a slave to it. You have become bound to it.

No matter how many times you have failed you must keep going forward. Only when you have become humble will you begin to grasp the meaning of life.

A good teacher will show you the ropes in the world of power. They will give you the wisdom that is necessary to be able to use power. You just don't give a kid a new Ferrari. You teach him how to drive it.

Some people think Taoism means not doing anything, just going on with your life. That has little or nothing to do with Taoism.

The subtle body must be intact to transmit the kundalini.

Nirvana is a state of perpetual bliss and ecstasy, unaffected by the transient ups and downs of its own creations.

You may have thousands of lives to go between now and before you're a real hard-core seeker of enlightenment, hardcore meaning you just love it.