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

It's considered very, very bad karma, if I can cut to the chase, to take power from a teacher and not use it for something very positive.

Words are deceptive. You think you understand something because it's explained to you and now you are under no obligation to do anything because you understand it.

We don't always walk from one state of mind into another. We might just oscillate back and forth for a whole lifetime within the polarities of a certain state of mind.

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

Most people don't care much about enlightenment and the truth. They'd rather watch the Home Shopping Network, and maybe that's another kind of truth.

Self-acceptance is involved in this process. You have got to be able to look at both your dark and your light side and not get enamored or depressed by either.