You could use a flower, a candle flame, anything you want that's suggestive of beauty and eternality.

Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives.

It was interesting to have both very a conservative and very liberal parent, because we deal with both these elements in the world and we have both elements within ourselves.

The key to meditation is focusing on specific symbols. The symbols are the chakras.

Sometimes people start to meditate and they get a headache. It's because they're trying too hard. You're pulling in too much energy.

Be aware of the dark side of others that seek to interfere with our evolution. Keep distant and closed to such beings, recognizing that they are part of the universal process too, but not a part that we need to be open to at this time.

Sit in front of an object of concentration with the eyes open. Focus on a candle flame, or a yantra, a little dot, something small. Just look at it. Focus on it until there is nothing else in your mind. This develops willpower.