There is no way to measure it ... because there's no one to measure it.

The training was rigorous, hundreds and thousands of hours of meditation, self-giving. But it was easy. I loved it. I would merge again and again with the superconscious in meditation.

Our purpose in this life is to gain the view of ourselves; otherwise, we are total slaves to others who psychically drain us, abuse us.

When your home is perfect, every plant in place, every piece of furniture suits the space completely - you've completed a task.

Words are inaccurate pointers to reality and should by no means be trusted.

Now, stopping thought is only the beginning. As Brahmananda, who was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, once remarked: The inner life begins with samadhi. This is an awesome thought, I realize, for the average person who meditates, that it could begin with samadhi.

There's no right or wrong in the study of enlightenment. There's only experience.