Meditation is when we go beyond incarnation, beyond all cycles, to immortality, to something that is not transient.

If you can't think of an enlightened person positively, don't think of them at all.

In terms of spiritual development, it's not a big deal whether you have sex or not, the question is more of who you have sex with and what their energy is doing to you.

Big Sur is a fascinating place. It is one of the true power places in America.

Certainly, I am aware that there have been a number of articles written about me and television shows in which I have been featured and referred to as a "cult leader."

Many people, including Buddhist monks, spend thousands of hours sitting in what they call meditation. In reality, what they're doing is thinking and ruminating upon their problems.

The nuns taught me that the best thing you can do in life when things get difficult is to work.