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.

Life is wonder, endless, ceaseless wonder. If your energy level is low, then everything is gray, two-dimensional, boring, frustrating, and unhappy.

Think about these things and see if they make sense to you. You will find that work will no longer be a four-letter word. It will be a three-letter word: fun.

There are certain areas that you can move to on the earth that will empower you and there are certain areas that can drain you.

When there is time, there has to be suffering. Because in time there's desire and attachment and transition. This is the world of experience.

Initially there's absolutely nothing.

Visualize a beautiful rose in the center of your chest. Imagine a soft reddish rose. Imagine that the rose is completely folded up. Visualize the first set of petals is gradually unfolding.